When I first heard about Senator Craig's alleged lewd behavior, I found it sort of humorous; though a man looking for sex in a men's bathroom seems to be sort of an act of desperation. However, I find myself sad that this issue led directly to his resignation on Saturday. While I am certain that I would not have voted for Senator Craig had I been an Idahoan citizen, I think if I was a good "values voter", I would have worked harder to make sure he did not resign.

Here is my take on the situation at hand. Senator Craig built his campaigns around the strong family values of all good value voters, values that only conservatives seem to possess, and those heathen liberals lack. The problem with running on this platform is that one small mistake can derail a career, there is no forgiveness. My problem with this is that one of the biggest value of Christianity (it seems that only Christianity holds the keys to values) is forgiveness. How can the people who voted him in so quickly throw him aside. While the Mark Foley case was worse than that of Craig, this is very reminiscent of the Ted Haggard case in which while serious, the church community essentially exiled him. How's that for forgiveness? Are the arguments of hypocrites false because they do not practice what they preach? Perhaps their actions indicate that while we all strive for perfection, we can all fall, but hopefully those who have supported them in the past will at least try to help them back up.

In the end this is just merely another example of a knee jerk reaction to something that while immoral, is nonetheless blown way out of proportion. I think that this issue could have instead waited until the next elections, at least letting the citizens of Idaho be able to objectively view his actions.

-Trevor