As much I hate and despise the PC Left, I’ve always hated right-wing Republicans even worse. Here’s an example of why.

I once heard a joke: “What is a conservative Republican politician? Someone who talks about family values during the day and cruises for teenaged male prostitutes by night.”

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Rhode Island’s GOP House minority leader is famous for two things: Criticizing gays, Guatemalans, and pot smokers; and now, being busted for smoking pot

Rhode Island lawmaker Robert Watson (R) made some cutting statements about pot smokers in February… and now suffers the shame of being busted on pot charges. Photo: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us SEE ALL 48 PHOTOS

Best Opinion:  LA Weekly, 420 Times, Gawker

The story: In a comment Robert Watson wishes he probably hadn’t made, the Republican minority leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives said in February that the state legislature’s priorities are fine “if you’re a gay man from Guatemala who gambles and smokes pot.” Last Friday, Watson was arrested in Connecticut for driving under the influence of alcohol… and possessing pot and a wooden marijuana pipe. OK, so “trace evidence of marijuana was discovered,” Watson said. But “I vehemently deny” being drunk behind the wheel.

The reaction: This sure seems like the “divine retribution” that inevitably targets right-wing hypocrites, says Dennis Romero at LA Weekly. But his breathalyzer test did come in at .05, under the .08 legal limit, and “it’s hard to prove one was under the influence of pot. Maybe he’s got a case.” No, the only case he has is a career-ending case of “extreme hypocrisy,” says Joe Klare at The 420 Times. “To poke fun at people for smoking weed when you go home and do it yourself is not only tasteless, but it also proves you cannot be trusted to stand up for your constituents.” Still, bad luck for him he was busted in Connecticut, says Max Read at Gawker. His home state, of course, is “far more friendly to Guatemalans, to gays, to gamblers, and, yes, to pot-smokers.”