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Sen. Craig is apparently going to stay in the Senate until a judge decides on his attempt to withdraw a guilty plea.  Good for him.  I think he almost certainly did what he was accused of doing, but it [shouldn't] be a crime.  I've got no problem with fining people having sex in public placing, but soliciting non-paying sex is a whole different matter.  (I'm also generally open to the idea of legalized heavily regulated prostitution, but that's a different issue).

What Craig did has only managed to stay illegal because its a way for the state of Minnesota to entrap and literally blackmail closet gay men.  No way would these charges hold up in court.  But by offering the out of a private guilty plea, they get the money and no lawyers are involved.  Hopefully this case will break that system for good.

[Update: Left out a not.]