Larry Craig's pulling a Mark Foley. No, he's not preying on Congressional pages. The disgraced, toilet trolling Idahoan senator has tapped into his campaign coffers to fight an ethics investigation:
…Craig has spent nearly $23,000 in campaign funds to pay a Washington lawyer who represents him before the Senate ethics committee, a new campaign finance report shows.The report does not show any campaign money used for legal expenses related to Craig's criminal case, but a spokesman said that is merely a question of timing. Ethics lawyer Stanley Brand "bills more quickly" than Billy Martin, Craig's lawyer in the criminal case, said Dan Whiting, a spokesman for Craig.
Though it may seem unfair, politicians can use campaign funds for lawyerly fees, but only if it pertains to their official business. Some wonder if Craig's bending the rules. Meredith McGehee of the Campaign Legal Center wonders,
It's kind of interesting that he would use his campaign funds but at the same argue he shouldn't be punished (by the Senate) because this has nothing to do with his officials acts.
"Interesting"? It sounds criminal. And sneaky, just like Craig.
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Every time that Senator Craig is subject matter, all the double entendres and classic jokes are very tempting to post.
However, and I have said this before. As a clergyman, I am somewhat more understanding of sin, and not only my own sins.
Senator Craig has built a whole life for himself emulating the beliefs of a neocon heterosexual with an ideological mission with sworn enemies.
Allegedly, that enemy is none other than himself and tens of millions of Americans just like him.
At first unmarried and ostensibly celibate, he answered his first charge of sexual impropriety with men and boys by marrying a staffer, a widow with children, in his office. Allegedly, Craig continued inappropriate bathroom sex on the down low, while legislating like a heterosexual theocon.
If true, we all realise that self-hatred damages the soul. I pray for him and others caught in the web of deceit- with many bearded victims, and of course, the number one victim….themselves.
The Republicans want him to leave because a Republican governor could appoint another neocon.
Senator Vitter remains because a Democratic governor was in office. In Louisiana, this week the state elected another neocon Republican governor. Maybe now, applause will turn to derision over his golden showered diaper.
We also have in our prayers, Senator Pete Domenici, of New Mexico. Senator Domenici was powerful when the GOP ran the Senate. Today, some US attorneys filed a corruption charge against him. Now it is divulged that Senator Domenici is innocent because of frontal lobe dementia. It is nature's way of giving you a frontal lobotomy. He should resign. He can't. Governor Bill Richardson could appoint a Democrat. Get it!!!
Fighting ethics charges as a result of gay cruising in a public restroom is "official business"?