Sun-Don't-Shine State

Florida Republican Mike Foley is desparate to draw attention to his Senate bid, as well as prove he can be just as conservative as incumbent Bob Graham. He's found a way to do both: attacking nudists and their teenage children. Foley was apparently horrified to discover that a Florida camp run by the American Association for Nude Recreation actually permits minors to be naked in the presence of other human beings, and "sent a letter to Gov. Jeb Bush asking how a camp allowing naked children to play together could be legal." I had to read that twice, rather naively wondering how merely being naked in private could possibly be illegal.

After looking over several of his public comments on the camp, it finally dawned on me that Foley is simply be unable to imagine a situation in which an adult confronted with a nude adolescent wouldn't be seized with an uncontrollable lust. Which, come to think of it, does tell conservative voters something important about the candidate after all.