Come out, come out – wherever you are!
Writing by treason on Tuesday, 28 of August , 2007 at 5:22 pm
“When it comes to sex scandals, we’ve already gone from a slippery slope to a toboggan ride to hell, and it’s only a matter of time before the base urges of that many assembled politicians makes C-SPAN 2 indistinguishable from the Spice Network.”
– Mark Hemingway, NRO
When I was in high school I was one of the most well-behaved teenagers on the planet. Don’t misunderstand: I wanted to misbehave, but I couldn’t. My stepfather had married my mother the previous year and had gone from bachelor to family man faster than you can say “I do,” and I owed him. He and his mother (who had passed away barely two years before he met my mother) had spent decades in this particular town, he had graduated from the same school I was attending, and he had a job with the city. He wasn’t a public person, but he had established a certain reputation – retired Air Force officer, the quiet bachelor, a good son – and I wasn’t about to tarnish that. As much as I wanted to participate in some of the things my peers were experiencing – uh, adolescence – I had to consider how it would affect someone I respected. Someone who had been kind enough to take on the responsibility of raising a teenager and provide some stability. So… I kept a fairly low profile and remained discreet.
decorum:
1. appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
2. conformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearance
3. socially correct behavior
“I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously.”
– Senator Larry Craig, R-Idaho
T has pointed out that Senator Craig could have avoided this scandal if he had simply handled himself quickly and expeditiously. What can I say? I bristle when I hear someone insist that you can’t believe in traditional values and be gay. Whether it comes from the Left or the Right, I just don’t think it’s a valid statement. I’ve known some conservative homosexuals who blush at any hint of flamboyance, yet still feel they have to relegate themselves to the Democrat Party because of that perception of Republicans not being “inclusive.” That somehow they’d be betraying “their people” if they sided with a party deemed homophobic. Poppycock.
So Senator Craig has a Joe Orton moment in an airport restroom and then blames it on his “wide stance.” He has explained that he is not and never has been gay, despite years of rumors to the contrary.
This has got to be terribly frustrating for the Log Cabins who have been trying to convince the world that a person really can be gay and Republican. But that’s almost like saying you can be gay and monogamous. Obviously the Log Cabins have their work cut out for them.
The problem with the Senator is not that he’s gay, the problem is that he’s a liar. This deception has made him look ridiculous and he has humiliated his family. It reflects poorly on his Party, his colleagues, and his constituents. It appears he has forgotten that he owes these people. It doesn’t matter what he wants – his responsibility is to put others ahead of himself. And he’s failed to do that.
Every profession has its own code of ethics. If the Senator has violated this code, then it is time for him to consider a career change.
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