Well, it would be tempting. I mean he is soooooo big.

And that bold head, I’ve always had a thing for bold heads!

That said, I also feel pity for Senator Craig–pity that he has spent a lifetime hiding from others, and deceiving those close to him. Had he grown up in better circumstances, he might have been a well-adjusted, unashamed, openly gay man. Instead, he entered politics in a right-wing state, where he eventually had to quickly take a bride in order to deflect rumors that he was secretly gay. He spent his life hiding, trying to find satisfaction and fulfillment during his travels in strange towns and stranger restrooms. He lowered himself to behavior that is primarily the province of closeted, heterosexually-married men. He lived with constant shame and guilt. Finally, after a lifetime of shame, his secret was revealed. He was publicly humiliated, and yet so powerfully was he influenced by his generation’s bigotry, that he felt forced to tell the most blatant, most transparent lies, rather than being able to act with integrity.

As for the Senate “rebuke,” I would point out that there was no rebuke, for Senator David Vitter, another “family values” politician, who’s many years of illegally patronizing female prostitutes was made public. Rather, he received a standing ovation from fellow republican senators, when he came back to work on the Senate floor. It seems the “family values” party doesn’t mind illegal sexual misconduct, so long as it’s not GAY.

He’s an older man – and maybe coming out of the closet and seeking relationships in a more proper way was never an option to him. From what I understand, before the gay rights movement arose, this behavior was a traditional way for gay men to meet each other.

I feel bad for him and his family. It’s hard to imagine a more humiliating situation to be in.

To be stubbornly clinging to office in this situation shows just how desperate he must be. Outside of political office, he probably wouldn’t have many options.