Larry Craig's quest for reckless sex?
Absolutely reckless sex.
What else would you call soliticiting random sex with total strangers in airport restrooms?
What "worse crime" did Spitzer commit?
Don't get me wrong, I think Larry Craig is one sick human being
that needs mental help and his ass tossed from the US Senate but
I'm sorry I must have missed the part of the Larry Craig story where he
actually paid for sex, transported a prostitute across state lines (a federal crime)
or "structuring" money which is the intentional structuring of financial transactions
involving cash in amounts less than $10,000 for the purpose of avoiding the filing
of "Currency Transaction Reports" with IRS and FBI.
Americans are notoriously overstimulated and undersexed. So while I think Craig was kind of sad, I don't view either him nor the act he sought to engage in as sickening or immoral. I worry much, much more about those who track the story and form rather severe judgments against a person for it than I do about Craig and others like him.
To address the points re: Spitzer:
Mann Act? Repeal the damn thing already.
Structured deposits? Now this one has two different responses from me. First-and correct me if I am wrong-but structured deposits only became a significant crime because of the Patriot Act correct? Oh repeal that already as well. Second-Spitzer is a smart guy, so why the hell didn;t he protect himself adequately? It is not wise to leave all protection to the ones you hire.
Paying for sex? It's the oldest profession. Get over it and
decriminalize it already. Why someone hasn't tried yet is beyond me.
Cynthia-Jackie O. was aware of his philandering ways before she ever said "I do", and though surely it bothered her she must have felt it was a risk worth taking. Besides, wasn't she secretly pining for RFK?