He's Still Not Gay

My reactions to Larry Craig sitting down with Matt Lauer:

What is Senator Wide Stance doing giving an interview?

Does he think repeating yet again that he didn't mean to stick his hand under the bathroom stall divider is going to help his public image?

Why is he subjecting his wife to this?

Didn't Craig tell the world he was resigning? Is this a new strategy when you're under fire: Announce you're quitting, wait till the furor dies down, say never mind and hope everyone is too bored with the story to care that you're still there?

How badly do Hill Republicans want him to go away?

How uncomfortable was Lauer, having to plumb the details of men's room hand signals?

"These are very difficult questions to have to ask," he told Meredith Vieira. "It's an embarrassing subject, even to ask the questions."

Seems to me the "Today" co-host asked the questions that needed to be asked: Was Craig aware of the Minneapolis bathroom's reputation? Why didn't he tell his wife about the arrest? Doesn't he know that few people believe him? Is there anything terrible about being gay?

Philly Inquirer blogger Dick Polman can hardly believe the Idaho Republican is hanging around:

"Is Larry Craig secretly working for the Democrats, or what? The GOP's albatross surfaced yet again last night (on Matt Lauer's NBC show), and again this morning (on the Today show), defending his john habits, pleading convenient memory lapses, and wallowing in lame denials.

"At least Mark Foley was wise enough, last year, to quit his House seat and disappear. This guy, by sticking around and keeping himself in the news cycle, threatens anew to damage the battered Republican brand during the runup to '08. 'Matt, I use bathrooms for bathroom's sake . . . False rumor and innuendo . . . I go to the bathroom to use the bathroom for bathroom's sake . . . The facts have just got covered up . . . It didn't happen . . . I don't recall that . . . I don't agree with the (gay) lifestyle. And I've said so by my votes over the years . . .' One hour of this.