Capitol Hill Prudes in Full Force — but Don’t Police Real Wrongdoing
- By Norman Ornstein
- Roll Call Contributing Writer
- Sept. 5, 2007, Midnight
The news about Sen. Larry Craig (R-
Idaho) did not come as a shock to veteran Congress-watchers; the rumors about his sexuality have circulated for many years. I suspect he pleaded guilty because he hoped against hope that a misdemeanor against a guy who was not a national figure in a state far from Idaho might escape public or press notice. It worked — for a while, until Roll Call got the scoop.
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