Politics: Whack-A-Mole, Round 376,000

Yup, it's that time again, kiddies. Time to play "Republican Whack-A-Mole." And our mole for this round is Washington State Rep. Richard Curtis. Rep. Curtis has voted against domestic partnerships for gay couples and opposed a bill that would have outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation. See if you can guess his political affiliation. See if you can guess why he is our featured mole of the day.

According to Washington station KXLY, Rep. "I am SOO NOT GAY!" Curtis had a little rendezvous with a stranger in a hotel that happens to be equipped with the latest security videocameras - the kind that our politicians want on every street corner, apparently - and ended up talking to the local fuzz when his, um, partner for the evening decided to blackmail him. Rep. Curtis' comment to the local fishwrap says it all:

Late Monday The Columbian newspaper got a hold of Representative Curtis, who said that he did not solicit anyone for sex, that he is not gay and that he got into this mess just trying to help someone out.

Help them out with what, inquiring minds want to know. Did it involve any toe-tapping?

Thanks to PageOneQ for the pointer.

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