Mark, the whole sting approach strikes me as ridiculous, too. The airport authority and police department do have a responsibility to respond to complaints about misbehavior in the toilets, but as I say, increasing visible police presence seems to me to be the obvious way to stop it. I don’t know that the Craig case is entrapment in the sense that the officer goaded him into committing an offense he would otherwise not have. Still, Craig didn’t do anything that was clearly illegal. (Eric, you noted that, too.) I kind of with the GOP had given him a little breathing space, too, but you have to admit he didn’t do himself any favors by handling the whole mess so stupidly.

And I really hate it that the GOP throws members in trouble under the bus far too readily — almost in a kneejerk fashion.

BUT… My baby sister, who is something of a political protege of Craig’s, says he should resign, he did a stupid thing that’s costing the party big time, and he needs to Do The Right Thing.

She also says: He. Should. Have. Called. His. Lawyer.

M