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GOP Hypocrisy

Think Progress has a piece today on the GOP hypocrisy of telling Craig to resign. Now, let me first say if Craig were to resign I would not shed a single tear for him. His own hypocrisy is clear.

In July Senator Vitter of Louisiana also admitted frequenting prostitutes on the DC Madame list. Whether he was caught or not does not matter, they are both crimes. Vitter admitted it for crying out loud. To date, five Republican lawmakers have called on Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) to resign:

Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN): “Senator Craig pled guilty to a crime involving conduct unbecoming a senator. He should resign.”

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ): “I believe that he — that he pled guilty and he had the opportunity to plead innocent. So I think he should resign.”

Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI): “However, he also represents the Republican Party, and I believe that he should step down as his conduct throughout this matter has been inappropriate for a U.S. senator.”

Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN): “While additional concerns are being raised, Senator Craig already demonstrated that he is unfit to serve in the U.S. Congress when he pled guilty. I believe that he needs to step down.”

Reps. Jeff Miller (R-FL), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Bobby Jindal (R-LA), and Ron Lewis (R-KY): urged Craig to step down…including Jeff Miller and Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mark Souder of Indiana, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Ron Lewis of Kentucky.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel has also stripped Craig of his leadership positions and called for a Senate ethics investigation. None of these law makers said anything about Vitter resigning or objected to his behavior. In fact Vitter received "thunderous applause" at a policy luncheon a few days after his admission.

So, commit a sexual infraction with a male you should resign, but if you visit prostitutes on several occasions you receive a standing ovation?

Why don't they both resign. If Vitter resigned we could appoint a democrat (because of Governor Blanco) and kick fucking Lieberman out of the party for good!!! If Craig resigns we just get another reactionary GOP crazy.