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Senator Larry Craig Watch: News Conference Saturday – Will Craig Resign?
*****Update*****Senator Larry Craig will resign effective September 30 tomorrow according to GOP sources.
Idaho Gov. C.L. Butch Otter will appoint Idaho Lieutenant Governor James E. Risch to serve out the remainder of Larry Craig’s term. Senior Republican sources said Risch was the consensus choice after it was determined that the two members of Idaho’s Republican Congressional delegation – Mike Simpson and Bill Sali – would not be tabbed to replace Craig.Senator Larry Craig will hold a news conference Saturday in Boise, Idaho to announce his Senate career plans.Flap missed the call for a resignation today. But, will Craig resign tomorrow or not?
Dan Whiting, Craig’s spokesman, said the senator would hold a news conference in Boise Saturday but would not say whether he will step down. Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter already appears to have settled on a successor: Lt. Gov. Jim Risch, according to several Republicans familiar with internal deliberations.
President Bush when asked today whether Craig should resign, walked off the stage not answering the question.
Is this a hint?
Senator Craig should resign and Idaho Governor Otter should immediately appoint a successor so that Idaho will have two functioning United States Senators after the Labor Day recess.
Stay tuned…….
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Senator Larry Craig Watch: Resignation Today?
Senator Larry Craig, R-Idaho, left, speaks to reporters, with his wife Suzanne, Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, 2007, in Boise, Idaho. Under fire from leaders of his own party, Larry Craig, accused of lewd conduct in a men’s room, declared Tuesday, ‘I am not gay’ and said the only thing he did wrong was plead guilty to a criminal charge.
Flap missed the call yesterday. But, now Craig MAY resign today.
Had Craig resigned on Tuesday he would have spared himself MOST of the grief. Didn’t he realize once he was arrested that his “political” career was over?
Flap supposes that ambition and power can cloud your better judgment – or is it arrogance?
Stay tuned…….
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Senator Larry Craig Watch: Senator Ensign Sends a Message
*****Update*****
Fox News is reporting that the Republican National Committee RNC is discussing whether to ask for Senator Craig’s resignation
*****Update #2******
Fox News is playing the audio arrest tape where the Senator denies any wrongdoing and implies that he is being entrapped
The recording of the arrest is here.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police arrest-booking photo of Sen. Lary Craig, R-Idaho
Senator John Ensign, Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee sends Senator Larry Craig a message: RESIGN.
Will Flap win his bet that Craig will be OUT today?
Hint: Fox News in on alert for an announcement.
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Senator Larry Craig Watch: McCain and Coleman Call for Craig Resignation
Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police arrest-booking photo of Sen. Lary Craig, R-Idaho
Senators John McCain and Norm Coleman beat Senate GOP Minority leader Mitch McConnell in calling for Senator Larry Craig’s resignation.
Arizona Sen. McCain and Norm Coleman of Minnesota, the state where Craig was arrested, became the first senators to join Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., urging Craig’s resignation.
McCain told CNN the decision was Craig’s to make, “but my opinion is that when you plead guilty to a crime, you shouldn’t serve. That’s not a moral stand. That’s not a holier-than-thou. It’s just a factual situation.”
“I think he should resign,” McCain said.
Coleman said in a statement, “Senator Craig pled guilty to a crime involving conduct unbecoming a senator.”
Hoekstra said Craig “represents the Republican party” and that “his conduct throughout this matter has been inappropriate for a U.S. senator.”
Remember Flap said Craig would be GONE by Thursday.
Anyone want to start a betting pool?
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Michael Ramirez on Senator Larry Craig
From the Idaho Statesman:
- Craig reacted to arrest by trying to keep it a secret, but reporter got anonymous tip
- Sen. Larry Craig asks forgiveness; GOP seeks ethics probe
From the Washington Post:
And the national GOP has to ask: What’s Next?
When will Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have a “SIT DOWN” with Senator Craig?
Senator Larry Craig, R-Idaho, left, speaks to reporters, with his wife Suzanne, Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 28, 2007, in Boise, Idaho. Under fire from leaders of his own party, Larry Craig, accused of lewd conduct in a men’s room, declared Tuesday, ‘I am not gay’ and said the only thing he did wrong was plead guilty to a criminal charge.
Stay tuned………
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Senator Larry Craig Watch: I am NOT Gay
Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, seen during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in this May 25, 2006, photo asked his family, friends, and Idahoas for forgiveness Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, for pleading guilty in his lewd conduct arrest in Minnesota, for not informing them of it, and said ‘I am not gay.’
Everyone knows Craig is going to resign why is he prolonging the agony for his wife, friends and fellow Idahoans?
The Quotes:
- “I overreacted and made a poor decision,” Craig told reporters in a nationally televised statement from Downtown Boise.
- “Let me be clear,†he said. “I am not gay, I never have been gay.â€
- “I am not gay. I love my wife, my family, I care about friends and staff and Idaho, I love serving this great state,†he said. “There are still goals I would like to accomplish and I believe I can still be an effective leader for this state.â€
- “I chose to plead guilty to a lesser charge in hopes of making it go away,†he said. Not seeking counsel was “a mistake and I deeply regret it.â€
- “Please let me apologize to my family friends and staff, and fellow Idahoans, for the cloud placed over Idaho,†he said. “I did nothing wrong and I regret the decision to plead guilty and the sadness that decision has brought on my family, friends, staff and fellow Idahoans, and for that I apologize.â€
- “I was not involved in any inappropriate conduct,” he said.
The Senate WILL begin an ethics investigation and Senator Craig WILL resign.
Update:
Men’s room arrest reopens questions about Sen. Larry Craig
When will Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel have a “SIT DOWN” with Larry Craig. His actions in the men’s room were DISGUSTING and he ADMITTED his GUILT.
Now, stop embarassing yourself, your wife, your children, the Senate, the GOP and Idaho.
Senator, it is time to RESIGN and leave public life.
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Senator Larry Craig Watch: When Does He Go?
******UPDATE*****
Senator Craig News Conference: “I did nothing wrong at the Minneapolis Airport”
Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police arrest-booking photo of Sen. Lary Craig, R-Idaho
There is more to the story today. The arrest report is here.
The Senator has announced a news conference for 4:30 PM EDT.
It is not an issue whether the Senator will EVER win re-election to the Senate again.
Assuming Craig resigns (Flap gives him to Thursday, maybe today), Patrick Ruffini has the Idaho Senate succession law and the possible replacement candidates here.
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Senator Larry Craig Watch: Idaho Senate Replacements
Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, is seen during a hearing Thursday, May 25, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty in August 2007, to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being arrested at the Minneapolis airport. Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, which first reported the case, said on its Web site Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, that Craig was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men’s restroom at the airport.
Assuming Craig resigns (Flap gives him to Thursday, maybe tomorrow), Patrick Ruffini has the Idaho Senate succession law and the possilbe replacement candidates here.
Update:
Drudge has some links:
BROKEBACK BATHROOM: SENATOR BUSTED IN AIRPORT SEX STING…
CRAIG’S LIST: TERROR IN THE TOILETS…His Own Private Idaho…
‘I should not have pled guilty’…
Romney flushes Craig video…Â
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Senator Larry Craig Watch: Should Craig Stay or Go?
Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, is seen during a hearing Thursday, May 25, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty in August 2007, to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being arrested at the Minneapolis airport. Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, which first reported the case, said on its Web site Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, that Craig was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men’s restroom at the airport.
Craigs gotta go – He’s a PERV – at least he left the Romney Campaign.
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