In his flimsy defence, he was bored.
Daily Mail, 5 May 2010
Unfortunately for Florida Senator Mike Bennett, that's just not a good enough reason to be looking at pictures of topless women while on the Senate floor.
Especially not while using his state-issued computer.
And especially not while a colleague is arguing that the law currently being debated is 'disrespectful towards women'.
Even if you do get caught in such a situation, you really shouldn't threaten the reporter who ran the story - trust us, it is just going to make matters worse.
But all these factors have collided in a perfect storm of scandal for the Republican lawmaker.
Sunshine State News reporter Lance Wright spotted video footage of the senator looking at the image of topless women on Thursday.
The footage shows the senator tilting his screen forward before closing down the image, tilting his screen back again.
Just to add to the poignancy of the moment, in the background Senator Dan Gelber's voice can be heard debating a controversial abortion bill.
'I'm against this bill,' Mr Gelber can be heard saying, 'because it disrespects too many women in the state of Florida.'
Indeed.
