I like nothing more than weighing in on issues where there is no absolute “right” or “wrong”, and even more when no one will ever really know “what happened”. So I have to weigh in on this Larry Craig thing. My points are as follows:
A) Worst case scenario, this guy tapped his foot against another guy’s foot in an airport restroom stall. Is it a crime every time a guy propositions me for sex? Or is this worse because he allegedly propositioned another man?
B) That transcript they released today sounds to me more like a scared guy wanting to catch a flight than it does like someone who knowingly did something wrong. The officer is, in Law & Order speak, “leading the witness”, and is obviously trying to convince the guy that the easiest way to make this go away is to plead guilty.
I think Larry Craig could be convicted for stupidity in pleading guilty (although given his high-profile position, who’s to say avoiding the spotlight isn’t a better way to go?), but soliciting gay sex? Not enough here to demand his resignation.
Unless, of course, the officer was underage.