Larry Craig’s slow, seemingly inevitable slide to retirement begins. From Republican leaders via CNN:
Senator Larry Craig has agreed to comply with Leadership’s request that he temporarily step down as the top Republican on the Veteran Affairs Committee, Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, and Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. 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.
Who wants to start placing bets on when Craig gets it over with and hangs his hat?
Jon
What’s the big effin’ deal? Who hasn’t has sex in a public bathroom? Leave the man alone. I don’t see how this effects his ability to serve the public. EVERYONE has done something that they later regret, may those of you without sin cast the first stone. He didn’t murder anyone and his “crime†consisted of tapping his foot and reaching under a bathroom stall.
cjc
Jon: HE IS A FUCKING HYPOCRITE who voted repeatedly against gay rights. This is why everyone’s making a big effin’ deal about it: because it’s a pattern of many anti-gay politicians–they engage in acts like this instead of just dealing with being gay, bi or try.
jfickle
I’m (not) suprised there hasn’t been any comment from GLAAD about this whole Larry Craig thing yet. How long does it take for them to fill in the blanks in one of their standard “GLAAD urges the media to…” releases? The Task Force beats them off the line every single time.
Jon
cjc: Being a hypocrite is not a crime, nor does it prevent a person from doing his or her job. I HATE hypocrites. That is not the reason most people are upset about this issue.
cjc
Well, Jon, tell me why people are upset, since you seem to have either a sixth sense about the thoughts of every American, or have the ability to commission opinion polls.
Stenar
Did anyone notice that in his press conference, Larry Craig said, “Thank you all for coming out today…†He on the other hand did not come out:
See it for yourself:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RA1KHd5YTIs
ProfessorVP
Jon, when somebody goes out of his way to legislate against me because I’m supposed to be a perv, then of course, it fills my heart with joy when that somebody is caught, pants-around-ankles, pleading guilty of being a public perv. That’s what it’s all about. Get it now?