Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and others in Congress are uncomfortable enough with the seven felony counts against Sen. Ted Stevens (in photo), R-Alaska, to return political contributions they got from Stevens. But columnist Margaret Carlson notes how differently Congress reacted to Stevens’ scandal and that of Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho: “A full ranking of congressional sins would put gay sex at the top (Craig and former Florida Rep. Mark Foley, both quickly abandoned); heterosexual sex next (bad but not fatal, with Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana surviving his extensive dealings with the ‘D.C. Madam’); and way, way down, corruption. You can practically be caught with a bag of cash, as Rep. William Jefferson was (in his freezer) and continue serving.”
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