Run, Larry, Run!

My friend Muhammad Cohen (look for his new HK-handover novel Hong Kong on Air) has a theory that we should distrust anyone with two first names. Don't ask me why, but Larry Craig has once again borne out that theory.

I have to agree with Sen. Craig that he is not "gay"; try "grim, repressed." His inability to keep himself sufficiently in the closet is to be pitied somewhat; his hypocrisy, ordinary enough as it is within his party, only to be scorned. No doubt he pleaded guilty because he felt guilty; only later did he fully realize he hadn't really done anything that could be considered a crime, except in his mind.

So, I say to him, yes, see if you can clear your conviction, get them to throw out your guilty plea. I'd say the same to anyone else who got sandbagged into a plea that didn't really do himself/herself justice and caused harm. Don't resign your seat, and for that matter, don't preclude your options--run for Senate in '08 and defy the party hierarchy!

That last bit is disingenuous: it's probably the only way the Republicans could lose the seat. Still, if he's not satisfied with their mindful, gutless response to his scandal, he should make them take it from him in a primary.