Thursday, October 04, 2007

Goodbye. I'll Be Staying A While

In the days after his arrest and subsequent guilty plea for "disorderly conduct" in an airport men's room, Idaho Senator Larry Craig said he would resign as of September 30.

Then Craig decided that he didn't realize that a guilty plea meant that he was actually guilty. After all, as a three term United States Senator responsible for writing this nation's laws, he can't be expected to fully understand such complicated legal concepts as guilt and innocence. Thus he decided to seek a reversal of his guilty plea. If the move proved successful, said Craig, he would remain in the Senate.

Well, a Minnesota court earlier this week turned down the Senator's request. Now Craig says that he has changed his mind and will serve out his full term, which expires at the end of next year.

It's reassuring to know that we have such decisive leadership in Washington.

Needless to say, Craig's Republican colleagues are somewhat less than ecstatic about this. With Bush's plunging popularity, the President's veto of a children's health care bill, and an increasingly unpopular war that is based on a series of lies, the party is already facing dismal prospects in 2008. Now Craig's decision to stay insures that his story will stay in the news and further complicate matters for the Republicans.

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