Pandering

Apparently the Republican National Committee is going to ask Larry Craig to resign per CNN.

Let's break this situation down. Taking the facts as alleged, he wanted to have sex. Distasteful for a married man, certainly. A "crime involving conduct unbecoming a Senator," as Norm Coleman alleged, possibly. But, this is a crime that doesn't impact his fitness as a Senator. Apparently, he's enjoyed having sex with men for years and been OK as a member of the Senate. If a Senator likes having anonymous sex, does that by definition make him unfit to be a Senator? I guess not.

This just about makes me ashamed to be a Republican. Some of the members of our erstwhile party are apparently operating under the assumption that it is necessary to pander to the religious right in order to win elections. How about, I don't know, governing effectively? Maybe lowering taxes, cutting spending, fighting terrorists? You think that might be a good way to spend time. Oh wait, never mind, we have to get those gays! That's a much better idea!