(Above: Sen. Craig demonstrates his technique)

I haven't said anything so far about soon-to-be-former-Senator Larry Craig yet, so her's a sampling of post-mortems regarding his downfall.

Time Magazine has a decent analysis of how the scandal will affect the Republicans as a whole. Executive summary: The GOP is running out of candidates that aren't crazy, corrupt or perverted, thus ironically de-motivating the one block of voters they can count on -- the crazy, corrupt and perverted Religious Right.

Republicans Lack Self Control, Common Sense

Speaking of right-wing kooks, The Boston Globe has a columnist named Jeff Jacoby who serves as their resident conservative on an otherwise mostly rational Op-Ed staff. He's wrong on most every issue he's ever written about, but never more so than in his recent column declaring Craig's behavior "odious," "squalid" and "degrading," but NOT hypocritical. Dubbleyoo Tee Eff?

Jacoby then uses as an example of somebody that IS a hypocrite "[t]he 'family-values' politician who blasts the sins of others while blithely carrying on affairs of his own." Huh? Isn't that what Craig was doing?

Another favorite: "opposing same-sex marriage doesn't make someone a "foe of gay rights" or of gay people..." It's a laff-a-minute!

Conan O'Brien had a line a few days ago, "Gay groups are calling Craig a hypocrite because Craig is a staunch opponent of gay marriage. Craig denied he's a hypocrite, saying, 'Hey, I wasn't trying to marry the cop in the bathroom.'"

I like the Boston Globe, and I absolutely agree that they need to maintain some philosophical balance on their Op-Ed page. I just wish they'd find somebody who isn't such an idiot.

Is Craig Really A Hypocrite? (HINT: Yes)

Finally, for those of you who aren't really sure what a jerk-off this guy is, here's a pretty good summation of how he's voted on issues:

How Not To Advance The Radical Homosexual Agenda