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A few good men
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Contributor | RP |
Last Edited | RP Aug 31, 2007 08:38pm |
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Category | Editorial |
Media | Newspaper - Houston Chronicle |
News Date | Friday, August 31, 2007 02:40:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | By preoccupying the party with homosexuality, though, Republican strategists have helped force out or into hiding numerous lawmakers who served the party well. Instead of disclosing their orientation and getting on with their work, gay or bisexual Republicans typically have felt compelled to choose between personal integrity and political survival.
since 1980 the Republican Party has lost at least three once-closeted House members to scandals. All involved solicitation or other illicit behavior. But the scandals were at least partly fueled by each congressman's need to deny his sexuality. Craig, now frantically trying to deny his guilty plea, may be the latest on the list.
Gay or straight, Republican or Democrat, there will always be officials with little sense and less honor. But a party that harps on sexual orientation, as the Republicans now do, forces many of its own into furtive, destructive behaviors.
When the inevitable scandals unfurl, the loss of credibility goes far beyond one ruined career. |
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