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One thing I haven’t seen much discussion about (nary a mention on DailyKos) regarding Sen. Larry Craig is just how pathetic the reaction from the Log Cabin Republicans (”People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, so we made ours out of wood! Try to blow our wood down, we dare ya! Go on, blow our wood!”) has been. You would think, in a moment where one man’s career has been destroyed and their beloved party’s moral superiority on family values continues to take the beating, flogging, spanking that it royally deserves, they might take this opportunity to appeal for some reason, tolerance, and open-mindedness for the good of their other, non-social political endeavors. They might put a stake in the ground and say that this is why we, the Log Cabin Republicans, stand for gay equality in the GOP, not just as a matter of civil rights, but for political expedience: let us not lose any more hard-working, otherwise conservative Republican lawmakers to scandal just because their psyche can’t handle the kind of self-loathing, dissociative disorder-inducing, ultimately destructive pressure to stay in the closet that would make the Catholic Church and Jewish mothers file a class-action lawsuit against the GOP for monopolizing all the guilt-tripping left in the world.

The first day of the breaking news was as close as the LCR came to being sympathetic:

Log Cabin strongly opposes outing. It’s unproductive and distracts people from the real work of convincing more Americans to support equality for gay and lesbian people. It’s not for me to speculate about Senator Craig’s sexual orientation. However it’s clear that whether it’s Jim McGreevey, Ted Haggard, or someone else, life in the closet often leads to destructive, harmful, and reckless behavior.

That was, of course, after questioning his ability to continue serving in the Senate. But now it’s all “Don’t let the stall door hit ya where who knows split ya,” as they don’t touch his dirty, naughty lifestyle choice with a 40-foot pole and focus only on his law-breakin’ ways:

Senator Craig made the right decision in resigning from the U.S. Senate. He lost his credibility to serve the people of Idaho and his actions damaged the credibility of the Republican Party. Senator Craig had no other choice but to resign—for the good of his State, the good of his Party, and the good of his family.

His actions in Minnesota and the way he handled this situation showed terrible judgment. Senator Craig obviously failed to live up to the principles he espoused as a lawmaker. His explanation for pleading guilty was absurd and his denial was not believable. Senator Craig had hoped a guilty plea would sweep this matter under the rug, but it clearly backfired on him. Hopefully his resignation signals his willingness to take responsibility for his illegal actions and terrible judgment.

The LCR blog maintains that “Craig’s criminal conviction is the biggest reason for the differences in Republican reaction to” Craig versus Vitter, who at least had the decency to consort with lady prostitutes; nevermind that Craig’s criminal conviction, on the record as “disorderly conduct,” is about as exciting as jaywalking. Hell, I was ticketed for disorderly conduct once for saying I thought Savannah sucked in front of a Savannah cop. Am I barred for life from running for office? Or just from tapping my foot in men’s rooms?

Oh, Log Cabin kids, the things you will subject yourselves to in order to save a little money on your taxes. Sad, so sad.