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.]
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