How can the party of Larry Craig, Ted Haggard and Mark Foley defend themselves?

Question

They claim the gay lifestyle is an abomination.

Answer 1

Larry Craig just has a wide stance and was antsy about catching his flight (hence the toe-tapping), Ted Haggard was cured after three weeks of counseling, and Mark Foley is an aberration.

Or the same way they can scream about family values and the sanctity of marriage, in spite of the fact that many left their first wives for a second and sometimes the second for a third.