More stupid explanations

If Cheney’s spokesperson gave the stupidest explanation in history, this one is a close second.

“The Statesman has engaged in this witchhunt. In pleading guilty, I overreacted in Minneapolis because of the stress the Idaho Statesman investigation and the rumors it has fueled all around Idaho.”

Whatever you say, Republican senator from Idaho. It’s the newspaper’s fault you pleaded guilty to lewd behavior in a men's room. Whatever you say.

Frankly, the only reason I give two shits about this is because of the hypocrisy of your public stances on homosexual issues. Look, if you did it, admit it. (Oh yeah, you did. In court. But that was the Idaho Statesman's fault). It’s perfectly OK to be homosexual. it’s not OK to be a lying hypocrite who refuses to take responsibility for his actions.

Shit, even Michael Vick was man enough to admit what he did and say he was wrong. Eventually.

Note in this article how Mitt Romney (Craig was the Romney campaign’s liasion to the senate, don't you know) manages to work in a Bill Clinton reference, though these sort of activities appear to be almost exclusively popular among Republicans:

“Yeah, I think it reminds us of Mark Foley and Bill Clinton. I think it reminds us of the fact that people who are elected to public office continue to disappoint, and they somehow think that if they vote the right way on issues of significance or they can speak a good game, that we'll just forgive and forget,” Romney said on CNBC’s “Kudlow & Company.”

Really, Mitt? Bill Clinton? I was thinking more like Bob Allen. The parallels between his case and Craig’s are so much clearer: The men’s rooms, the homosexuality, the Republicanism. It didn’t really remind me of Bill Clinton at all.

UPDATE: The “wide stance” defense.