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Larry Craig

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'''Larry Craig''' (b. July 20, 1945) has been a [[Republican]] [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from the state of [[Idaho]] since 1991. From 1981 to 1991 he represented Idaho in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He is generally considered to be a social conservative and is also a strong advocate of the proposed Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution.

==Early years==
Senator Craig was born on the family ranch near Midvale, Idaho, which was homesteaded in 1899 by his grandfather. He later served as the Idaho State President and National Vice-President of the Future Farmers of America. Craig earned his B.A. at the University of Idaho in 1969 and did graduate work at George Washington University 1970. Craig has worked as a farmer and rancher and served in the Idaho senate from 1974-1980.

Larry craig tried to have sex with a dude in a mens restroom but people still claim he's straight because they are divorced from reality.

==Airport incident==
On June 11, 2007, Craig was arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in a sting operation aimed to [[entrap]] homosexuals.<ref>[http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/Craigtranscript.pdf Transcript of arrest interview] [http://www.break.com/index/senator-craig-police-audio-tape.html Audio]</ref> Craig did not contest the charges so as to continue on his flight home to Idaho. He didn't consult a lawyer, and he never told family, friends, staff or colleagues about the incident. Craig returned to Minneapolis on August 8th, 2007 and plead guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct.<ref>John, McArdle,[http://www.rollcall.com/cgi-bin/texis/scripts/rollcall-search/search.html?subscriber_search=true&query=%22Craig+Arrested%2C+Pleads+Guilty+Following+Incident+in+Airport+Restroom+but+Says+He+Did+Nothing+Wrong&x=8&y=7 Craig Arrested, Pleads Guilty Following Incident in Airport Restroom but Says He Did Nothing Wrong], ''Roll Call'', August 27, 2007.</ref>

A few weeks after the plea the arrest story earned major press attention. Craig announced plans to withdraw his guilty plea and repeatedly denied claims that he was homosexual.<ref>http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/143801.html</ref> Craig hired two Washington criminal defense lawyers, Stan Brand, who has defended lawmakers before, and Billy Martin, whose most recent client was NFL quarterback [[Michael Vick]]. Craig also retained one of the capital's top public-relations experts, Judy Smith, who handled press for [[Monica Lewinsky]] and more recently for U.S. Rep. [[William Jefferson]].<ref>[http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/149810.html Craig may not quit after all if he's cleared of charges, spokesman says], By GREGORY HAHN AND ERIKA BOLSTAD - ''Idaho Statesman'', 09/04/07.</ref> Craig's attempt to withdraw the guilty plea was rejected by a Hennepin County District Court judge on October 4th 2007.

Former President [[Bill Clinton]] said on [[CNN]]'s ''Larry King Live'',

:"Well, first of all, I think we ought to recognize that this is a very traumatic time for him and his family.... we should be hoping that he and his family can work through this ...I think that that is more important than the politics of this. The politics of this will have to be resolved by him and the Republicans in the Senate."

In February 2008, the Senate Ethics Committee<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/13/larry.craig/index.html</ref> issued a public "letter of admonition" to Craig, charging him with "improper conduct," and unethical use of over $200,000 of his campaigning money for legal and other costs related to the airport incident.

Senator Craig served out the remainder of his term and retired.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/04/craig.arrest/].</ref>

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Essay:The Invisible Hand of Marriage

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The '''invisible hand of marriage''' is an unseen force of productivity that results from the marriage of a man and woman.<ref>This concept was first discovered and developed on Conservapedia. When this entry was generated here, a Google search on "'''invisible hand of marriage'''" did not find a single reference on the [[Internet]]: "No results found for 'invisible hand of marriage.'"</ref>

The '''invisible hand of marriage''' is more powerful and influential than the "[[invisible hand]]" identified by [[Adam Smith]] in [[economics]]. Indeed, the source of productivity from Smith's invisible hand has been erroneously attributed to purely economic considerations, without properly factoring in the productive force of [[marriage]]. Self-interest and [[greed]] are not the primary driving forces of the invisible hand, but marriage is.

Key elements of the '''invisible hand of marriage''' include:

* the powerful incentive to work for the benefit of someone else who needs your efforts, such as a spouse or child
* the motivation to work for a future that will likely extend beyond one's own life
* the [[checks and balances]] against unproductive activity, anxiety, depression and addiction, from the very different perspectives of a man and a woman
* the insights and wisdom that result from complementary outlooks by a man and woman in marriage
* the pushing and prodding, analogous to what a supervisor, coach or sergeant does, that encourages and compels people in marriage to achieve their best
* a division of labor that enables each spouse to work on what he or she does best
* the ability to raise and educate children better by utilizing both the male and female perspectives and experiences on life
* the ability to raise children with the combined wisdom of a male and a female
* a solid God-like relationship of love such that each partner desires one another to make it to the finish line, Heaven.
* reducing the impact of health difficulties by providing care.
* maintaining relationship stability and monogamy with a public declaration of fidelity.

== Studies ==

Just as the economy is worse off without the [[invisible hand]] identified by [[Adam Smith]], nearly everyone is worse off when they lose the benefit of the [[invisible hand of marriage]]. Anxiety, depression, addiction and other unproductive activity begin to dominate the person who rejects or ignores the [[invisible hand of marriage]].

"Married people are generally healthier than unmarried people, as measured by numerous health outcomes. ... These studies find, for example, that marriage improves certain mental health outcomes, reduces the use of some high-cost health services (such as nursing home care), and increases the likelihood of having health insurance coverage. In addition, an emerging literature suggests that growing up with married parents is associated with better health as an adult. Marriage has mixed effects on health behaviors — leading to healthier behaviors in some cases (reduced heavy drinking) and less healthy behaviors in others (weight gain)."<ref>http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/07/marriageonhealth/rb.htm</ref>

== Same-sex marriage ==

There is no '''invisible hand of marriage''' if those purporting to be married are of the same gender. Virtually none of the above elements exist in a same-sex "marriage". Same-sex "marriage" is a recipe for unproductive activity, anxiety, depression and addiction, and lacks the enormously beneficial checks and balances provided by a true marriage. [Citation needed]

==See Also==
*[[Homosexual Couples and Domestic Violence]]

== References ==

None. This is all made up.

Essay:The Invisible Hand of Marriage

2010-05-24T20:47:40Z

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