Senator Larry Craig’s Real Problem: A “Wide Stance” While Peeing (Just Saying…)

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Ok, I leave it to the boys to sort out plausibility; I report (what the WaPo’s OffBeat blog reported), you decide:

Readers probably remember Florida State Rep. and Idiot of the Year nominee Bob Allen (R), who blamed his alleged bathroom solicitation of an undercover male cop on a fear of black people. Craig’s arrest seems a little less idiotic, at least thus far. The 62-year-old was merely accused of playing footsie under the stall door (I haven’t a square to spare), and then “brush[ing] his hand beneath the partition between them.” Craig contends that it’s all a big misunderstanding, explaining to police, “he has a wide stance when going to the bathroom.”

Update: Craig has withdrawn from the position of Romney co-chair. Too many jokes in that sentence to pick between them.

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