Live by the sword of morality, then I damned well want to see people decapitated with it should events require.

Yeah. Plus for the Republican party to be consistent with their values, they should either force him out or change their position and say there's nothing wrong with being gay.

Of course, the latter would be better, but I can't see that happening right away. But maybe it will make some social conservatives think....

being gay and lying and legislating against it

As opposed to David Vitter, who paid for his (straight) sex.

The former--bad. The latter? Live by the sword of morality, then I damned well want to see people decapitated with it should events require.

Sure, it's consistent for the Republicans. I don't care whether the Republicans are consistent. I think it poses a problem for anyone who held that a witchhunt designed to out Clinton's sexual indiscretions was wrong, or that his several instances of sexual misconduct was unrelated to his fitness for office. I personally can't have it both ways.

Basically what he said was that he didn't do anything wrong, but he couldn't fight the charges because it would cause publicity. Which is more or less correct, really. I can see how someone could rationally think along those lines and plead to something they didn't actually do. (With the caveat that where he claims he didn't *do anything*, I'd say he didn't do anything illegal, and those two positions are miles apart.)

And yeah, this is the world you spent your career defending - welcome to it.

I'd say he didn't do anything illegal

If you let him foot-tap, pretty soon everyone will! It'll be anarchy!

If the Craig criminal matter shows anything, you future closeted Senators, it's to get a lawyer immediately! They even provide one for you. Do not talk to the cops! Get a lawyer!

I don't think whether he cruises for sex with men has anything to do with his fitness for office. I think that cruising for sex with men while voting for legislation that adversely affects other men who like to sleep with men does.

Had Clinton been legislating against blowjobs or making adultery criminal, then we'd be comparing apples to apples.

Do not talk to the cops! Get a lawyer!

I don't understand why everyone doesn't know that yet, really.

I am currently feeling work-related smugness. I had to submit something online today by 5pm. I got it in around 2:30. Then a little while later, I wanted to go back into the system to double-check something, and I haven't been able to log back in! Only error messages. I feel bad for the people who are frantically trying to submit, but still a little smug that I was early.

I don't understand why everyone doesn't know that yet, really.

Seriously. Do these people not have tvs?

This is what I'm saying!!