First Rule Of Politics

You pay off your closeted gay sex bills first:

A Republican state legislator from southwest Washington had sex with a man he met at an erotic video store and then told police he had been targeted in an extortion attempt, according to police documents released Tuesday.

State Rep. Richard Curtis, R-La Center, who on Monday declared, "I have not had sex with a guy," told police he was the victim in an extortion attempt by Cody Castagna at the posh Davenport Tower hotel on Oct. 26, search warrant documents said.

Castagna, 26, of nearby Medical Lake, told police that Curtis, 48, agreed to pay him $1,000 for sex, then reneged on the promise. Police reports also said witnesses told them Curtis dressed in women's lingerie at the erotic store, and records showed Curtis purchased two gay pornographic films from the hotel to watch with Castagna.

One thing about these gay Republicans that recurs again and again is just terrible MONEY MANAGEMENT. First there was the guy who offered $20 AND the blow job (dude, it's the other way around), and now this guy pulls the old bait-and-switch, as well as offering to wildly overpay for gay sex, I would imagine. I mean, if blowjobs are in the $20 range, can the price possibly go up 50 fold for the full Monty?

Oh, and in case you're wondering - he's self-loathing.

In 2005 and 2006, Curtis voted against a bill that granted civil rights protections to gays and lesbians.

In 2007, Curtis voted against a bill that created domestic partnerships for same-sex couples.

Really, at this point, it would be easier, for counting purposes, to label the anti-gay Republicans who AREN'T gay.

UPDATE: He's resigned now. To spend more time with his lingerie.