By itself it might be stupid, but the guy entered a guilty plea. And now he's saying, "Oh, no, I was just trying to get the whole thing finished quickly."

I do not think I would plead guilty to solicitation and hope it just never became public knowledge. Especially if I were a Senator.

Wow, just read the police report. Definitely a sketchy case. Tapping a foot and reaching a hand under the door is lewd conduct?

I'm willing to concede that there was probably more to it in person than it sounds like written down like that. But written down it sounds kind of ridiculous.

I do not think I would plead guilty to solicitation and hope it just never became public knowledge. Especially if I were a Senator.

SERIOUSLY.

The fact that the foot tapping was followed by foot frottage, as well as it all going according to known coded behavior seems damning. Plus pleading guilty. Plus a gay activist outing Craig last year for bathroom sex.

I'm now of the opinion that the entire Republican party is composed of closeted homosexuals.

I'm willing to concede that there was probably more to it in person than it sounds like written down like that. But written down it sounds kind of ridiculous.

Those reports are supposed to be as detailed and factual as possible. Either the officer did a terrible job of recording the event, or he dropped his badge too early.

Now I get why you want to keep public restroom clear of lewd behavior, but the whole approach, especially in Craig's case, just smells homophobic. I agree with Matt.

The fact that the foot tapping was followed by foot frottage, as well as it all going according to known coded behavior seems damning. Plus pleading guilty.

Yeah, it doesn't seem that vague to me either.

Now I get why you want to keep public restroom clear of lewd behavior, but the whole approach, especially in Craig's case, just smells homophobic.

I agree.

On the other hand, pleading guilty to something you don't want people to think you did is so unbelievably stupid that I'm finding it hard to come up with a lot of sympathy here.

I'm now of the opinion that the entire Republican party is composed of closeted homosexuals.

Seriously.

My lunch made everyone do the "what smells so good?" commentary as they walked past my cube.

I don't have sympathy here for Craig either because he's still a lying, hypocrital, politician and there's little doubt as to what his intentions were. I just don't think he had done anything illegal, and I hate seeing the legal system brazenly misused in such a discriminatory fashion.

The eunuchs in the Republican Palace Guard are all played by closeted homosexuals, or so it seems.