So it was all a misunderstanding, he's not gay, yet he kept this whole incident secret from his wife? I'm convinced.

So the local paper had been hounding him over the gay rumors for the last 8 months...but he was still willing play footsie with the cop in the next stall...?

Has to stay in power. Can't stand losing power. Thought he could keep it covered up. (Did a good job for a while, actually.)

Good for him. This'll drag it out and make more waves.

Except that: "Alberto Gonzales resigned . . . hey, look over there, it's a Senator in a restroom."

Or, "American military forces are poised to kill thousands of Iranians . . . hey, look over there, it's a Senator in a restroom."

If he needed it so bad that he cruised airport restrooms, there's no way he'll keep it under control for very long, unless his doctor has prescribed something very libido-lowering.

So, now that we all know the "signals," how long before someone is in the news for beating the crap out of someone for having a "wide stance?"

Poor Larry:

"I am not gay"

But what he meant to say was: "I am as bisexual as dog in the SPCA kennels."

A little late to retain counsel...after pleading guilty while under oath. Maybe his new attorneys should advise him not to run around telling anyone who will listen that he perjured himself.

Two things about Craig's "statements":

Craig was "defiant" attempting to defend himself against accusations of being gay. But that's not what the whole incident was about--although hypocrisy is a big deal here, it's not the entirety of the case. Craig refused to answer any questions, still, one enterprising reporter seems to have interposed, "So what if you were gay?" That's ultimately the question--he was not arrested for being gay, nor was he arrested for breaking a law that directly relates to being gay. Yet, in every statement Craig made since the revelation surfaced, the most identifiable comment --repeatedly!--is "I am not gay; I have never been gay."

Second, Blitzer & Co. basically laughed off the entire statement as "one of the weirdest" ever uttered by an American politician. Given the solicitation triumvirate of Craig, Allen and Vitter, identified over the last couple of months, given these guys' concern over being seen as "gay", and, given Craig's voluntary plea deal that not only admitted his guilt, but also explicitly waived the right to counsel, Blitzer accurately observed that undoing the plea will be very hard, if at all possible.

He reminds me of Mr. Garrison from South Park.

Gotta love those GOP hypocrites, the GOP is the party that can't stop giving. Sadly, this man has personal issues, lying doesn't help matters, only gives his opponents more ammo!

@manu:
Butch Otter is still better than Butch Beaver...

EdtheRed: it all depends on your sexual preferences...

Things must be going swimmingly on the homefront, eh? "But honey, I never thought you'd expect me to tell you about every little misdemeanor I plead guilty to!"

oh, I think the wife is a beard and she knew it going into the marriage.

I've added stupid to treachorous and the many other unattractive qualities about this guy. The Press was unfairly hounding him about sexual proclivities and he manages to meander into a confusing toilet stance in a place crawling with security!

All of it... said like a true authoritarian who thinks others are as shallow as him. All those who are loyal to you will show their true Christian, conservative, no nonsense Americanism by agreeing with everything you say, and question not one word. You said it, I believe it, that settles it. No Larry, we can't see through you. uh huh....

"Whether or not you will run? Yah!!

Sounds like Haggard's first response, only more arrogant.

"Let me be clear: I am not gay and never have been."

Richard Nixon nods in approval. The circle is complete.

i started out like 8% of american males drawing pictures men's penises. That feeling of release and trobbing spirting was just my way of understanding the libreal left. It all started when i was a page...i blame the senate and the media for dogging my butt.

All over the macho world, and in books describing sexuality therein, there is a category: MWHSWM (Men Who Have Sex With Men). I've heard it bandied about this way: Women are for children; boys are for sex. Larry Craig's just one of those real macho guys who has sex with men because he CAN have sex with men, not because he's gay.
See?

As stated elseweher, in order to survive, however unlikely it appears, Craig's only option was to deny it all and state that he mistakenly pled guilty to hopefully avoid the embarrassment associated with a fight against a nazi cop with no evidence. He should stick with the story that he gambled and lost. Like any good christian soldier he now must embark on the fight of his life, preferably in a bathhouse setting lathered in baby oil.

He was just on a congressional fact-finding mission to Minnesota to examine the condition of our nation's failing infrastructure.

When all else fails, blame the Press.

Hmm...

He says, "In June, I overreacted and made a poor decision."

What does this mean? As I understand it, his guilty plea was in August. The "incident" occurred in June.

Was his "poor decision" the decision to solicit gay sex from the police officer in the next stall??

I am not gay, and never have been.

I'm just on the down-low.

Of course Larry is not gay. He is very ungay. The way he began "Thank you for coming out today..." proves he was an honest when he said no one advised him, cause NO ONE woulda told him to start that way. Larry didn't know what that meant, of course, cause he is not gay.

Larry, a very straight guy, was probably waiting outside the stall nearest the wall so he could feel more secure. He kept peeping in to see if the man in there was doing a #1 or #2 so Larry would know whether to wait for that stall. And as for his "wide stance," he is very tight back there like all of us good conservatives. Larry is no gay!

I think Senator Craig is not gay. Gay is a lifestyle identity statement. Lots of men have sex with men and do not live a gay lifestyle. That is why being gay is a choice. Afterall, individuals can engage in homosexual acts without being gay.

There are individuals who have sex with men and vehemently denounce being gay. The CDC had to change their questionairre to do you have sex with men or do you sleep with men as so many men denounce being gay who are HIV positive.

So, there is an entire category of men who sleep with men but do not live a gay lifestyle. That is how they are, which is why many people understand that being gay is a choice. Whereas gay advocates will insist the person is in denial. I think not. I think sex is something you do and these men recognize that. They choose not to make their sexual behavior an identity. They choose to be individuals who have sex with men and live life with families and marriages.

To me it sounds like Craig is not gay, he likes having sex with men. What I found peculiar is why he chooses to get BJ's in bathrooms, what is the difference between a BJ from a man or woman?. Mouths are genderless. Do you think this is a case of a man who has a wife who doesn't give BJ's and it is cheaper and less risky to get a BJ from a male in a bathroom than a female prostitute?

Bill Clinton got a BJ from a woman and Craig got a BJ from a man...is this a crime? Is it just that it was in a public bathroom and not the oval office that makes it a crime?