I believe the Senator's latest clarification, noting the difference (that we all know in our bones!) when comparing gay to the more "on your face"(sic) Liberace gay--well, there is such a daunting spread of difference between man on man love and man on pan love so as to invite an entirely more lurid conversation, and who has the time, really? Who has the time? What time do you have? Are those new socks? Was I tapping? What? Read more…

When Senator Larry Craig announced his innocence ("I do believe in ghosts, I do believe in ghosts...not gay, not gay...") after having pled guilty while under oath, did he understand that he was admitting he had committed perjury? Did he understand that is what he was saying? Back in those heady June days in Minnesota, he pled guilty while under oath in front of a judge--the oath being that he was to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth--that old, hoary oath thing. Poor guy, probably doesn't understand english or had eaten some twinkies or a large black man frightened him or...

Will Senator Larry Craig, a Republican from Idaho, issue a clarifying statement that will refute his denial of his admission? Lay down the ass gaskets: its going to be a bumpy crapfest.

Link from Crooks & Liars.

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The Width of Your Stance
(sung to an obscure little folk song by Bob Dylan called "Blowing in the Wind")

How many stalls must a man stand in
Before you start tapping your leg?
Yes, n how many knees must a man fall on
Before he stops having to beg?
Yes, n how many times must we knock on the wall
Before you know a heart wags?
The answer is in the width of your stance
The answer's the width of your stance Read more…