The acoustics are great in public restrooms

 

What do Larry Craig and George Michael have in common?                                                               

They’re both members of a now-defunct singing group! That’s right, George Michael, also known as my favorite half of the 80s pop sensation, Wham!, used to entertain the masses with Andrew Ridgeley. Larry Craig entertained no one in the Capitol Hill supergroup, The Singing Senators along with Sens. Trent Lott, John Ashcroft, and James Jeffords.

Wham! split up because George Michael wanted to strike out on his own.  He would eventually wow the world with such memorable hits as “I want your sex”, “Father Figure” , and “Freedom 90″ (which I think is an update on his Wham! days classic, “Freedom”).  The Singing Senators split up up because John Ashcroft became Attorney General of the United States.  He would go on to wow the world with such hits as “Covering up Lady Justice’s Tits”, “Rendition”, and of course, “Let the Eagle Soar”.  When Wham! broke up, Andrew Ridgeley was left to fend for himself in the anonymous abyss that is when your 15 minutes of semi-fame are up.   Trent Lott, Larry Craig, and James Jeffords had some difficulty adjusting to life in the hallowed halls of the U.S. Senate after Ashcroft’s departure.  Trent Lott longed for the grand ole days of segregation.  He would go on to lose his Senate Majority Leader position, ushering in the era of the cadaverous Dr. Bill Frist.  James Jeffords, always on the outside looking in, would finally strike out on his own too, leaving his heady Republican Party days behind, becoming an Independent, voting with the Democrats on social and environmental issues.  He would also upset the balance of power.

And what about Larry Craig?  What did he do after the demise of the Singing Senators?  Nobody really cared because he’s from Idaho.  But, then he tried something of a comeback by cruising for men in a public restroom.  He would get caught in a police sting–just like George Michael.