Broomsticks and Sodomy in the Republican Party

Via Crooks and Liars: After admitting that he and a co-worker punished eighteen pre-teen boys by making them lay face down on their beds and shoving a broomstick into their backsides, 19-year old camp counselor Clifton Bennett will avoid doing any prison time.

It seems his father, Arizona State Senator Ken Bennett (Republican of Prescott), wrote a letter to the Yavapai County District Attorney handling the case informing her that his son could not rightfully serve time in jail, as he is preparing to leave the country to teach the word of Christ to youth around the world.

And the D.A. for went for it. "This is hardly the work of sexual predators. Rather, it is the work of two young men repeatedly making poor decisions," she said in a written statement.

Wow. The party of family values, indeed.

Outraged? Call the Senator's district office (602-542-5584) and/or the Yavapai County Attorney's office (928-771-3344).