The Unfabulous Craig

In what seriously has turned out to be one of the most funniest stories for me this year, a Republican senator from Idaho who claims that he is totally not gay, says that his pleading guilty to disorderly conduct charges was his "only mistake." Apparently he has done nothing wrong, and the whole scoppio about him wanting to go all George Michael with an undercover officer in a Minneapolis Airport is completely false information.

At a press conference, which at least to me seemed to be uncomfortable on so many levels; Craig denied any wrong doing and stated that he is "not gay" and "never has been gay." As Craig continued to speak about the situation he stated that he simply "overreacted" (in reference to his pleading guilty) because he was "stressed out" about rumors that he may have been involved in other gay relations since the 1980s.

Ok first off I don't know about you, but pleading guilty to attempting gay sex in a public restroom would be the last thing I would want to do to make a story "go away" if I was innocent.

Second off, I have no interests nor problems with Craig possibly being gay, I have a problem with him accusing an undercover officer of "falsifying information" when it comes to Craig's misconduct. Craig you are gay or bi. You tried to screw in a bathroom and guess what? You got caught. Now face the consequences for your actions.

This is a perfect case of the truth setting someone free. By lying, Craig has made this entire situation twenty times worse. The only thing he could do now to possibly reduce the damage that he has inflicted on his career is to admit to his actions and try and face forward. If he would have simply plead guilty and not came out with this stupid statement that his playing footsie in the bathroom was not meant as a signal for any lewd action, he probably would have been fine. His excuse and denial is what has made his career DOA, not his actions.

But then again I could be wrong. Maybe he just had like restless leg syndrome and didn't want to get those strong gambling urges as a side effect of the medication.