Hooray!! Another Repressed Gay Republican!

There's a palpable sense of glee on the part of the ultra-Left and the media whenever a Republican is caught in the act of contradicting any conservative social principle.

In this case, news of Idaho Senator Larry Craig's men's room solicitation will certainly have folks like Keith Olberding hitching up his dress and doing the can-can on tonight's broadcast. He, like many, adores hypocrisy and looks for every available opportunity to discover the scat of human frailty on those who cast their lot with sanctimonious scolds.

An observation on the part of media coverage: Whenever a political scandal erupts - be it naughty instant messages to a congressional page, or cash-for-favors hidden in the freezer - the party of the official in question will be mentioned either in the headline or the very first sentence if the politician belongs to the GOP - but no sooner than the third paragraph, or below the fold, if he or she is a Democrat. (Try it at home. This is a sacrosanct, inviolable rule of coverage.)

And some of the breathless TV newscasts have already declared the image of the Republican party "tarnished". Well, too late for that, friends. After several years of congressional incompetence, out-of-control spending, and foreign policy incoherence, the GOP already has a mostly disreputable image.

But I suppose they mean this spells trouble with religious conservatives and bible-belters, the types of folks who think natural disasters are God's punishment for all things gay. Such people do exist, I suppose, but it remains to be seen if they will up and vote Democrat because of some secret code of foot taps under the bathroom stall -- or if they will stay home to read scripture on election day and let Hillary win the White House.

Or maybe - could it be possible - many conservatives aren't really that keyed up about up-in-your-business social issues after all - or as much as the media would like to claim they are? How many times do Right-leaning voters need to yawn about the fact that Rudy is pro-life and once owned a poodle before the big fuss over these supposedly hypocritical non-stories stops becoming a frenzy?

I suppose it gives them something to do ...