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Craig To Announce Resignation On Saturday, Wants To Spend More Time In Bathroom Stalls
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Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig will announce Saturday he will
resign from the Senate amid a furor over his arrest and guilty plea in
a police sex sting in an airport men's room, Republican officials said
Friday.
Craig's communications director Dan Whiting told the Idaho Statesman,
"I won't say either way."
6:57 PM The article above has been UPDATED with these lines:
The Idaho Statesman independently confirmed the report.
Craig's office declined to confirm or deny a resignation.
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Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig will announce Saturday he will
resign from the Senate
And no one cares lib!
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MioMyo wrote:
And no one cares lib!
And yet, YOU were compelled to respond... <laughing>
Miles "It's Just Killin' 'Em" Long
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Dems are the biggest sable-rattlers on the story along with their liberal
media shills. The rest of the country could care less.
So are you a homophobe wrong?
MioMyo wrote:
And yet, YOU were compelled to respond... <laughing>
Miles "It's Just Killin' 'Em" Long
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Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig will announce Saturday he will
resign from the Senate amid a furor over his arrest and guilty plea in
a police sex sting in an airport men's room, Republican officials said
Friday.
Craig's communications director Dan Whiting told the Idaho Statesman,
"I won't say either way."
6:57 PM The article above has been UPDATED with these lines:
The Idaho Statesman independently confirmed the report.
Craig's office declined to confirm or deny a resignation.
The part that pissed me off about this craig guy is how he tried to get out
of it after pleading guilty and then, like a typical no account republican
tried to blame the arresting officer, who does it for a living. It's the
republican trademark, take no responsibilty for their own action or
problems, then blame it on someone else. They just refuse responsibility.
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And no one cares lib!
You're wrong again asshole. It's been on the news 24/7, that means everyone
cares you big dummy.
You're as stupid as the day is long, and there's no hope of that changing.
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MioMyo wrote:
And no one cares lib!
There is the problem you @$#*ing morons. You ass-@$#*s don't care what
direction you party and your politicians go. You people maintain no
standards and integrity for your party. Your morons are content
with the Limbaugh style politics and not expecting anything from your
politicians, which is failing your deviant party big time.
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MioMyo wrote:
Dems are the biggest sable-rattlers on the story along with their liberal
media shills. The rest of the country could care less.
Yet it surpassed the beady eyed torture boy Gonzalez.
So are you a homophobe wrong?
First it was Dems are the Gay party, now it's different. Shows you
morons only care about your party and not the principals of integrity
in politics, and even then at the same time you people really 'do not'
care about your party. You people are just in the way of both sides
that care about integrity in government.
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:17:12 -0700, "MioMyo"
<USA_Patriot@Somewhere.com> wrote:
And no one cares lib!
I'm a lib. Wheeeeeeee!!!!
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XTS wrote:
You're wrong again asshole. It's been on the news 24/7, that means everyone
cares you big dummy.
It's even on the Telemundo Mexican news stations.
You're as stupid as the day is long, and there's no hope of that changing.
God the Republicans are infested with these home-schooled morons who
can't see the simple picture in anything..
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MioMyo wrote:
Dems are the biggest sable-rattlers on the story along with their
liberal media shills. The rest of the country could care less.
So are you a homophobe wrong?
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MioMyo wrote:
And no one cares lib!
Apparently many from the Gay Old Party do:
<URL: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/29/craig.arrest/index.html />
Their statements came a day after Craig made his first public statement
about pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct charge relating to
allegations the Idaho Republican solicited sex in a Minneapolis airport
bathroom.
"I believe that he pleaded guilty, and he had the opportunity to plead
innocent," said McCain, of Arizona. "So, I think he should resign. My
opinion is that when you plead guilty to a crime you shouldn't serve."
"Sen. Craig pled guilty to a crime involving conduct unbecoming a
senator. He should resign," said Minnesota Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
Republican Rep. Pete Hoekstra of Michigan added: "The voters of Idaho
elected Sen. Craig to represent their state and will decide his future
in 2008 should he fail to resign.
"However, he also represents the Republican party, and I believe he
should step down, as his conduct throughout this matter has been
inappropriate for a U.S. senator."
A statement from the Republican leadership said, "This is not a
decision we take lightly, but we believe this is in the best interest of
the Senate until this situation is resolved by the Ethics Committee."
On Tuesday the leadership called for an Ethics Committee investigation
of Craig's June 11 arrest and August 8 guilty plea, which came to light
in Monday's Roll Call newspaper.
On Wednesday a reporter from the Idaho Statesman defended the paper's
coverage of Craig, responding to the senator's accusation that the
publication conducted a "witch hunt."
"We have been careful, cautious throughout, courteous from the start,"
said Dan Popkey, the reporter.
Popkey said he worked on the story for five months and conducted 300
interviews with people who know Craig, including some who went to
college with him and some who work with him in the Senate.
The Statesman was compelled to publish the results of its investigation
when news of Craig's guilty plea came out, Popkey said. Watch the
reporter defend the paper's efforts
Asked whether the paper has photographs, video or other evidence of
Craig's alleged public homosexual activity, Popkey said, "We have no
hard evidence."
The White House also is expressing disappointment with Craig's situation.
"We're disappointed in what's going on. It's a matter for the senator
and the Senate Republican leadership to address," deputy White House
press secretary Scott Stanzel said.
"We hope that it will be resolved quickly, as that would be in the best
interests of the Senate and the people of Idaho," Stanzel said.
State GOP officials in Idaho are standing by Craig in their public
comments, but some privately say the senator is ruined.
One conservative leader, though, was unequivocal:
"I believe he should resign because I believe character is an extremely
important qualification for public service," said Bryan Fischer of the
Idaho Values Alliance. "And I believe the senator, by his own admission,
has acknowledged that he has fallen short of the standard that we should
expect from public servants."
Likewise, the head of a conservative advocacy group in Washington had
strong words for Craig:
"Sen. Craig admittedly engaged in illegal activity that brings serious
disrepute to the public office he holds," Judicial Watch President Tom
Fitton said Wednesday. "He should seriously consider resigning."
Craig's term ends next year; the 62-year-old lawmaker has not announced
whether he will seek re-election.
In Washington, Republican colleagues generally are being cautious in
their statements, taking a wait and see approach.
However, Senate GOP leaders called Tuesday for an Ethics Committee
investigation of the Idaho Republican's June arrest at the
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota.
"He's disappointed the American people," former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt
Romney, for whose presidential campaign Craig was a Senate liaison, said
Tuesday night on CNBC. Craig has stepped down from his role in the campaign.
While campaigning in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Mike
Huckabee said Wednesday that Craig has "a lot of 'splainin' to do."
"It's certainly not a good thing," said Huckabee, a former Arkansas
governor. "And I think the guilty plea is what makes it a little bit
dicey for him. If he believed it was an innocent misunderstanding, then
I think most Americans would say that you fight it, you don't just roll
over and plead guilty."
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MioMyo wrote:
Dems are the biggest sable-rattlers on the story along with their liberal
media shills. The rest of the country could care less.
Mitch McConnell seemed to care. And so did: Trent Lott, Jon Kyl, Kay
Bailey Hutchison and John Ensign.
But if your point is that that group does not represent America, then
I'm ready to hear your arguments.
<URL: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294998,00.html />
WASHINGTON As prominent Republicans began calling for Larry Craig to
resign, the Idaho senator agreed on Wednesday to step down from his
committee leadership posts while the Senate ethics panel investigates
the circumstances surrounding his guilty plea in connection to a June
arrest at a Minnesota airport.
Senators John McCain, Norm Coleman and Rep. Peter Hoekstra all said
Wednesday that Craig should resign. The White House also voiced
disappointment with his situation.
Craig, a Republican, was arrested in June and accused of attempting to
take part in lewd conduct with an undercover policeman. He pleaded
guilty on Aug. 1 to disorderly conduct.
Craig is the top Republican on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, as
well as the top party member on Energy and Natural Resources and
Appropriations subcommittees. He will give up his ranking status on
those groups, but will retain his seat on the panels.
"This is not a decision we take lightly but we believe this is in the
best interest of the Senate until this situation is resolved by the
Ethics Committee," said a joint statement released by top Senate
Republican leaders Mitch McConnell, Trent Lott, Jon Kyl, Kay Bailey
Hutchison and John Ensign.
So are you a homophobe wrong?
Ah, spoken like a true member of that most closeted of all societies,
the Gay Old Party.
Jeff
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Dems are the biggest sable-rattlers on the story along with their liberal
media shills. The rest of the country could care less.
Actually, it was the Republic pols who are driving him from office. The
Democrats have largely sat out this Republic sex scandal. (Although my
congressman did note that in spite of Craig being a ridiculous hypocrite, he
ought not resign.)
Most of the country is having a good laugh at the expense of this Republic
hypocrite and liar, recognizing yet ANOTHER Republic moralist going down in
flames.
So are you a homophobe wrong?
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The part that pissed me off about this craig guy is how he tried to get
out
of it after pleading guilty and then, like a typical no account republican
tried to blame the arresting officer, who does it for a living. It's the
republican trademark, take no responsibilty for their own action or
problems, then blame it on someone else. They just refuse responsibility.
Isn't that what Cheney and Bush have taught them?
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And no one cares lib!
The Republics care, wingnut. Idaho now goes from a three term incumbent
running for re-election to an unelected appointee fighting to retain an open
seat. What with John Warner joining the rank of Republic retirees as well,
next year's election is looking better and better for America, and
absolutely disastrous for Republic rightwingnuts such as yourself.
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Dan Kimmel wrote:
out
Isn't that what Cheney and Bush have taught them?
Almost. Cheney teaches: "leave no fingerprints"
and Bush also teaches: "leave no intelligible remarks" Seems like
this crowd is more of a Bush crowd.
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