It's not the offense, it's the cover-up

[mburbank]

Okay, the fact that the offense is sexually explicit harrassment of minors by the co chair of the comitte that's supposed to protect sexually exploited children means the foofense is a pretty big deal too.

Plus, it's gay harrassment, which wouldn't be more fuel to the fire than was already there if this guy wern't a Republican, or anyway shouldn't be.

Oh, and it's election time, that ought to magnify things a little.

But the cover up looks kind of like the Republicans were trying to keep the info under wraps until the elections were over so they could hold onto the seat. So maybe the cover up is bigger.

But isn't this really just an ugly, tawdry little sex story? Yes, it's bad, but is it significant and something the whole country ought to get in an uproar about when there are really much more importnat things going on in the world? I mean, it's not as if there's a blue dress involved here.