Breaking: Sen. Craig reconsidering his intention to resign.
Breaking: Sen. Craig reconsidering his intention to resign.
Last week, Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) announced, “It is with sadness and deep regret that I announce that it is my intent to resign from the Senate, effective Sept. 30.” Apparently, he is now reconsidering. MSNBC’s Dan Abrams reports that the man who said “he would resign to avoid becoming a distraction is now once again a distraction.” Sidney Smith, Craig’s spokesman, said, “It’s not such a foregone conclusion anymore, that the only thing he could do was resign.” Watch it:
UPDATE: The AP reported today, “Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, suggested Craig’s GOP colleagues who pressured him last week to resign should re-examine the facts surrounding his arrest June 11. ‘The more people take a look at the situation, there may well be second thoughts,’ Specter, a former prosecutor, said Tuesday.”
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GO CRAIG!!!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:12 pmYES YES!! DRAG IT ON TILL 08! THANKS, IDIOT!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:12 pmROFLMAO! wait......
R O T F L M A O !
you'd figure hindsight would have been 20/20, oh wait nevermind... HE'S A REPUBLICAN THROUGH AND THROUGH!
HILARIOUS!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:13 pm"you’d figure hindsight would have been 20/20"
September 4th, 2007 at 9:14 pm-no that's just his dreams
or nightmare!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:15 pmWhy isn't the ACLU taking on this case of obvious entrapment?!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:16 pmWhat? Did he just watch the replay of Spector's weekend interview or something?
Senator Craig, you're not going to make Mitch McConnell's Christmas card list with behavior like that.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:16 pmThis guy is twisted. He said during his resignation that it was his intent to resign. Clear the airwaves for Bush's Iraq visit and then change your mind. Amazing.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:17 pmLarry Craig is a certified perverted nut. He is completely crazy.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:17 pmIt's either this or spending time with his wife.. he knows what he really wants!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:18 pmThe Republican Senate Leadership may have to shove him off the cliff if he won't go quietly!
http://OsiSpeaks.com or http://OsiSpeaks.org
September 4th, 2007 at 9:20 pmI agree, let's drag this out until next fall. Go Craig! Maybe they'll find more of your bathroom encounters to come forward.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:20 pmHe's rethinking his guilty plea. He's rethinking his resignation.
Resolute! Frankly, I'm all for it. Larry will be a great symbol for the GOP through 2008.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:21 pmwhat does mr. president hate the ACLU?
is it the
AMERICAN
or the
CIVIL LIBERTIES
or the
UNION
hmmm.... me just thinks he hates himself.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:22 pm"Why isn’t the ACLU taking on this case of obvious entrapment?!
Comment by Mr. President"
What "case"?!?!? The guy didn't even consult a lawyer before he pled guilty.
This is not a situation where some indigent client got railroaded by an over-zealous prosecutor.
A senator with access to whoever he needed to speak to, with sufficient money to retain whatever lawyers he needed, decided he didn't even want the facts to come out (so to speak) in a public trial, so he pled guilty thinking it would go away.
If he had bothered to talk to a lawyer about it, he would have immediately learned of the downside of that course of action.
Now, what--he wants a "do-over"??
September 4th, 2007 at 9:23 pmBizarre. It's possible that Craig is threatening the party in order to shake down jobs or other perks for himself or his staff. He's too radioactive to stay in office, but until the minute his resignation takes effect, he's got power over the Repub party. Sounds like he's using it for all it's worth.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:24 pmWho picks up toilet paper from a public restroom floor? (other than the custodian?)
"Oh those dirty bird litter bugs, what shall we do"
HAHAHAHAHHA
You gotta be kidding me, it's people like Craig, and the trolls who make me user those paper seat liners!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:24 pmCraig will have a lot of support if he changes his mind.
Specter was right and courageous.
Craig, while he is at it, ought to give the Repugs a big FU and become an indepedent .
Same for warner, collins and others.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:28 pmGive 'em hell, larry!
Stick to your guns!
Take your case to the court of public opinion---some more!
Demand to be heard at the republic party national convention! Don't let the democrats try to take advantage!
Keep this story alive! Don't worry, you're career is *not* over!
Nothing's over till you say it is! Was it over when the germans bombed pearl harbor?
September 4th, 2007 at 9:29 pmSuch an open and shut case of entrapment. Why on earth would a LEGISLATOR who makes LAWS plead guilty to such a thing?
September 4th, 2007 at 9:29 pmMongo and A.Political:
Mark Foley did not have an even-arguable case of entrapment.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:30 pmPLEASE...PLEASE....PLEASE let it be true.
Drag out the disgrace and Rape-Public-Can hypocricy as more liaison's come foward.
drip
drip
drip
And i am not talking about leakage.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:31 pmI am reconsidering my decision to stop pointing at him and laughing.
Hey, Senator Craig! *Ha ha!*
September 4th, 2007 at 9:31 pmWhen the charges are thrown out, this will bite the Dems on the ass for making such a big deal about it.
Comment by Len — September 4, 2007 @ 9:29 pm
Except they didn't. It was only Republicans who threw Craig under the bus.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:32 pmY E S ! !
Just when things were getting boring again, God intervenes - and Arlen Specter is his messenger. Who knew?
Think of the photo ops: clearing brush with the president down in Crawford; testifying before the EPA about mold build-up under bathroom stall dividers; introducing a constitutional amendment to mandate more leg room in public facilities.
You keep fighting, Larry. Don't you let them push you around. You are the future of the GOP. Take matters into your own hands! Don't go down without a fight! We're behind you 100 percent. You can lick 'em. You can show the world what you've got. Be strong, be proud, walk tall, sit wide.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:32 pm"When the charges are thrown out, this will bite the Dems on the ass for making such a big deal about it."
You WOULD like to bite me in the ass! Leno will ride this train true of false for ever. Tere were never any charges against foley either but you darn well know he'd still be a laughing stock and the reason for the fall of the page program if he were still lurking about!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:32 pmWhat better way is there to HELP keep IRAQ off the news stations the next two weeks? Have them talk about Larry Craig's case instead.
I'm betting Senator Craig has threatened the Bush Admin saying he will vote WITH the Dems on Iraq if he is forced to resign.
Simple.
http://www.freewebs.com/coonsey/
September 4th, 2007 at 9:32 pm"Why isn’t the ACLU taking on this case of obvious entrapment?!"
Entrapment? Who forced Craig into the restroom? Who forced his foot to tap-tap-tap and his hand to swipe a message that he'd like a little action? No one. Craig made the decision to seek. No one entrapped him.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:34 pmAs a United States Senator Craig surely had access to the first class lounge and would also be a frequent flier with first class lounge privileges. Why was he out in the public restrooms. Just asking.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:34 pmLet Craig stay;this is the Rethuglicans worse nightmare!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:34 pmShould I stay or should I go now?
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
An’ if I stay it will be double
So come on and let me know!
Stay, Larry, stay!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:34 pmSo... What was all the foot tapping and hand waving in the bathroom stall about, Larry?
September 4th, 2007 at 9:34 pm"The ACLU should take up the case of Larry Craig. He was falsely accused.
Comment by Gary — September 4, 2007 @ 9:27 pm"
You're dam right!
This is just the kind of case the aclu looks for! A US senator accused of lewd conduct, who pleads guilty to a less embarrassing offense to avoid public scrutiny, without even seeking legal advice.
The aclu: fighting the good fight!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:34 pm#6 Mr. President
Why isn’t the ACLU taking on this case of obvious entrapment?!
You have to pick one or the other. Either he did nothing wrong or it was entrapment. You can't claim entrapment if you didn't do anything wrong.
But, when you switch your defensive tactics halfway through the questioning, you've admitted your guilt.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:34 pmHanity and Combes just had some guy on that has taped testimony of some guy Craig propositioned. The Idaho Statesman played it for Craig and his wife. He apologized to her after hearing it. Look for that tape to be out soon. Sean got his ass handed to him. He was speechless by the end. Thanks Senator.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:34 pmThe republican strategy must be to keep Democrats laughing so hard that they can't go and vote!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:35 pmchimpeach, right. Entrapment is a tricky defense. It means you did what they accused you of, but they caught you in an illegal way.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:36 pmHey Lentard, remember when Republicans had scruples, morals, believed in small government, and fiscal responsibility?
Me either.......seven years seems likea lifetime ago.
BTW, when did you last moral fiber die?
September 4th, 2007 at 9:37 pmThe lawyers said something about arguing "in the alternative" : )
September 4th, 2007 at 9:37 pmAs a very wise woman once said, "Ohlawdhavemercyjeeezus!"
Christmas came early this year.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:38 pmGo Craig! Drag this out. The longer this goes on the longer this story stays in the news and reminds people what a total bunch of hypocricy the Repblicans' prattle about family values is. All the Republicans' baloney about family values is a ploy to con lower income voters to vote against their economic self interest by voting for the party of the rich.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:40 pmThey got nutthin!
Comment by Jill
Freudian slip jill? Seems the Rape-Public-Cans are nuts about nuts.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:41 pmthe GOP poster boY is BacK!! Oh, GoooyyyyY!!! :)
September 4th, 2007 at 9:41 pm"When the charges are thrown out, this will bite the Dems on the ass for making such a big deal about it.
Comment by Len — September 4, 2007 @ 9:29 pm"
Thrown out?!?!
This case is done. He was accused and plead guilty. Finis.
He can choose not to resign, but barring a new set of facts the case is closed. And craig didn't dispute the facts, which is what happens when you plead guilty.
If he had a dispute with the facts, he should have gone to trial; otherwise you are considered to be agreeing with the state's version. What an idiot.
He could always try to go to the Court of Public Opinion, but he's already been convicted there.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:42 pmentrapment is a legal defense by which a defendant may argue that he or she should not be held criminally liable for actions which broke the law, because he/she was induced (or entrapped) by the police to commit those acts.
In other words, if he's going to claim entrapment, he has to admit he did the deed.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:42 pmRepublicans '08: That Was Just a Big Misunderstanding With That Other Man In That Restroom
September 4th, 2007 at 9:42 pmthe GOP PosterBOY is baaacK!! Oh Gooody, goody!!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:42 pmCan't this whole thing please go way. Nobody wins on this one
September 4th, 2007 at 9:42 pmTake a wide stance! The toilet is backing up in the GOP bathroom!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:43 pmThe GOP posterboi is back!! GOOODY!
September 4th, 2007 at 9:43 pm"The ACLU should really step in here. This is disgraceful. This is entrapment."
Not so because Craig started the sequence by tapping his foot. The only thing the cop did was respond to Craig's overture by moving his feet. It was Craig who reached under the divider to touch the cop's shoe and with his hand.
If the cop had begun the sequence by tapping his foot, that would have been entrapment.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:44 pmso the truth comes out--are all you republicans gay rights activists?!? or maybe just closet cases?
sorry, i have no sympathy for this old queen. he's a hypocrit, a pervert, and a disgrace to his office.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:45 pmI'm guilty. No, I'm not. But I resign anyway. Wait, no I don't.
He has a chance to open up and disavow himself of the bigotry and hypocrisy, share the pain of being closeted, stay in Congress, and run for re-election. He seems to be waffling the opportunity away.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:45 pmLOL you GOPer trolls are pathetic. Only fellow creeps would defend a pervert like Craig. Do you fools all expose yourselves in restrooms too?
September 4th, 2007 at 9:46 pmIs this how the GOP supports the troops? Tapping foot in stall....so patriotic.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:47 pmAccording to the lawyers, Craig will have to take his chances (which are pretty good) whether a jury of his peers has ever heard of this elaborate tap-dancing ritual prior to this case . . .
September 4th, 2007 at 9:47 pm"“When the charges are thrown out, this will bite the Dems on the ass for making such a big deal about it."
It was the Republicans who threw him under the bus. They were the ones who insisted he resign. The Democrats said relatively little. This was the smart thing to do. One should not get in the way when the Republicans are self-destructing.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:48 pmAnd suddenly conservatives are calling for the ACLU. My world really is turning upside down.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:48 pmThank God that Craig, at least, had the political sense to consistently deny being gay.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:49 pm"Take a wide stance! The toilet is backing up in the GOP bathroom!
Comment by Fred — September 4, 2007 @ 9:43 pm"
You owe me a new computer, pal.
You made me spit coffee on this one.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:49 pmI'm sure Mr. Pee is writing a check to the ACLU as we speak.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:50 pmThe ACLU defended Rush Limbaugh . . .
September 4th, 2007 at 9:50 pm"Can’t this whole thing please go way. Nobody wins on this one"
This makes the Republicans look bad. Therefore the Democrats win.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:50 pm#
The ACLU defended Rush Limbaugh . . .
Comment by Mr. President — September 4, 2007 @ 9:50 pm
Too bad Rush can't remember.....You see civil liberties apply to everyone.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:52 pmZooey, it's 9:53 PM, do you know which stall your senator is in?
September 4th, 2007 at 9:53 pmI was just joking about the ACLU. We already have Skadden and Arps LLP on a very big retainer.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:54 pm"Once again, we've found people in Washington have not lived up to the level of respect and dignity that we would expect for somebody that gets elected to a position of high influence ... He's no longer associated with my campaign, as you can imagine."
- Mitt Romney
“Senator Larry Craig made a difficult decision, but the right one. It is my hope he will be remembered not for this, but for his three decades of dedicated public service ... I think the episode is over. We’ll have a new senator from Idaho sometime in the next month or so and we’re going to move on.’’
- Mitch McConnell
"Sen. Craig made the right decision for himself, his family, his constituents, and the United States Senate. After the president heard the news he called Sen. Craig and he said he knew it was a difficult decision and wished him well."
- White House spokesman Scott Stanzel
Okay, trolls. Do you really think he's going to be welcomed back by the GOP?
September 4th, 2007 at 9:54 pm"Why isn’t the ACLU taking on this case of obvious entrapment?!
Comment by Mr. President "
So Mr. Pee, how is it entrapment. All the cop did was watch what Craig did until such time as he ascertained that Craig was trying to hit on him. Is it entrapment because the cop was in the bathroom?
Don't you love it how the Rethugs embrace the ACLU when they want to get one of their own out of the pickle they got themselves into.
I say Go Craig. Rescind your resignation. Continue to be a distraction and a lightening rod for the Rethugs.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:54 pmMSNBC just said one of his lawyers will be the one Michael Vick just had. No joke.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:54 pm"When the charges are thrown out, this will bite the Dems on the ass for making such a big deal about it.
Comment by Len — September 4, 2007 @ 9:29 pm"
As others have also pointed out, it's actually the republicans that have made a big deal about it, given that they (also) believe craig is gay.
Unlike democrats, they just happen to hate gays.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:55 pmI have a great suggestion for Craig. Enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Then in all the debates he can assert "I am not Gay!" :-)
September 4th, 2007 at 9:55 pmMaybe there is not much of a case here, but he did plead guilty .. because of many previous rumors,.. to make this all go away, so maybe the masses would not hear about it. It is a sad day when one is so closeted, and full of self hatred of his orientation that he must find bathroom sex. One with this behavior should not be represented US.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:56 pmIsn't this the decade of lying closeted perverts?
"Since when is it illegal to tap your foot to a tune?"
Have you been in that particular rest room? I've yet to be in a rest room anywhere that there was snappy music. Puhleeze. Stop defending the sleeze.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:56 pmHey Jill:
No ideas (which isn't even true), is better than Bad ideas (and water closet homo's)
September 4th, 2007 at 9:56 pmWhen Craig asserts "I am not gay" why hasn't any reporter asked him whether he is bisexual? That seems to actually be the case.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:56 pmThis makes the Republicans look bad. Therefore the Democrats win.
Comment by CaptainVideo — September 4, 2007 @ 9:50 pm
Shouldn't it be about something more noble?
September 4th, 2007 at 9:56 pm"He had to take a shit."
Omigosh. Haven't you read the reports that he didn't flush?
September 4th, 2007 at 9:57 pmCraig is scum because of his blind obedience to the corrupt, greedy and traitorous GOP. Desperate behavior in a toilet is the least of his sins.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:57 pmWell, until proven otherwise, I take Craig at his word: "I am NOT gay!" If he was gay, I'd throw him under the bus myself.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:57 pmMike Rogers, of BlogActive, was on Hannity & Colmes tonight. He outed Larry Craig last October as cruising public restrooms for sex acts with other men. He has audio tape of a 40 year old Republican staffer who met Craig at the Union Station mensroom in DC. He said they both exposed their genitalia and gave each other blow jobs. If Craig tries to fight his lewd conduct charge, then events such as this will come out.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:58 pmann:
Perhaps he had an iPod with "Showtunes" on? Or, was just humming a song to himself?
September 4th, 2007 at 9:59 pmJay Randal:
Did the policeman who followed Craig into the restroom know about these rumors?
September 4th, 2007 at 10:00 pmIf he was bi-sexual, I’d throw him under the bus myself too.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:01 pmBARTLEBEE:
Actually, you just need to look into the mirror. Mike Rogers, of BlogActive, was on Hannity & Colmes last night, and he says he outed YOU last October as cruising public restrooms for sex acts with other men. He has audio tape of a 40 year old Democrat staffer who met YOU at the Union Station mensroom in DC. He said YOU both exposed their genitalia and gave each other blow jobs.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:03 pmPerhaps he had an iPod with “Showtunes†on? Or, was just humming a song to himself?
Comment by Mr. President — September 4, 2007 @ 9:59 pm
No, not showtunes....how disgusting.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:03 pmHe was wearing PINK too, jb!!!
September 4th, 2007 at 10:04 pmMr. President > the cop did NOT follow Craig into the restroom. He was already in one of the stalls waiting for men like Craig to sexually hit on him. The cop had no idea who Craig was till he gave him his Senate card. Craig was not entrapped, but he fell for the blond bait.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:05 pmIn 1982 Craig gave a preemptive denial of any implication into the scandal of congressmen and underage pages, sex, cocaine, hashish, and marijuana:
Craig: "By choice or by circumstance I’ve always been the subject of innuendos, gossip and false accusations. I think this is despicable." (July 2, 1982)
September 4th, 2007 at 10:05 pmWas he a NASTY, BAD boy in the men's room??
David "Diaper & Dildo" Vitter needs to know...
September 4th, 2007 at 10:06 pmThose are some of the "facts" Sen. Specter is talking about getting to the BOTTOM of . . .
September 4th, 2007 at 10:07 pmCraig decided he'd rather stick it out in the Senate. He must miss those endearing moments in the Senate restroom stalls with his GOP buddies.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:07 pmI love how all the Repuke trolls are standing up for Larry the Fairy. LOL!!
September 4th, 2007 at 10:07 pmZooey, it’s 9:53 PM, do you know which stall your senator is in?
Comment by Keith — September 4, 2007 @ 9:53 pm
Sooooeey Zooey doesn't care, she loves men who love men. Have you seen the FLAMER she started that new piece of crap blog with?
September 4th, 2007 at 10:07 pmZooey should be banned from here, along with all others that encourage insurrection against Think Progress.
Craig: “By choice or by circumstance I’ve always been the subject of innuendos, gossip and false accusations. I think this is despicable.†(July 2, 1982)
Comment by Keith — September 4, 2007 @ 10:05 pm
He then proceeded to marry his staffer, Suzanne, and adopt her children.
Just sayin'.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:08 pmThe NSA knows who your are, BARTLEBEE.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:09 pmCraig went out of his way to go to that particular restroom at the airport. In fact that restroom is listed on the Internet as a meeting place for men to engage in sex acts. Since Larry Craig always changes planes at that airport, on his way to DC or back to Idaho, then how many times has he used that restroom and how many times did he score with other men there?
September 4th, 2007 at 10:10 pmTom3:
Perhaps you didn't read where I'd throw him under the bus myself if he was gay?
September 4th, 2007 at 10:10 pmSooooeey Zooey doesn’t care, she loves men who love men. Have you seen the FLAMER she started that new piece of crap blog with?
Zooey should be banned from here, along with all others that encourage insurrection against Think Progress.
Comment by Korncob Gregg — September 4, 2007 @ 10:07 pm
Like what is your damage?
September 4th, 2007 at 10:11 pmBARTLEBEE:
Yep.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:12 pmGOP the party of family values....hilarious.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:13 pmthis man will will guarantee permanent one party rule.
for the democrats.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:13 pmCraig: "Hey, hunk, wanna have sex? Wait, I am not gay! Ok, you caught me, I plead guilty. Wait, I will fight this like hell! Well, allright, I better quit my job at the Senate. Wait, I wanna stay!"
LOL!
What a circus freak this man is...
September 4th, 2007 at 10:15 pmI believe that if Craig tries to reopen the case and withdraw the guilty plea, he becomes subject to the more serious charge and faces prison time if found guilty. It should become an interesting trial. I wouldn't be surprised if the prosecutor subpoenaed Craig's hard drive from his computers to see if he's been spending time on gay websites that mention the particular bathroom where the arrest occurred. That would be relevant evidence. Supposedly, it's a well-known meeting place for anonymous sex. And Craig might be cross-examined on why he went to that particular bathroom in the airport, when restrooms closer to the waiting room for his flight were available.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:16 pmNice try, ronjazz.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:16 pmIf there was true freedom in this country, gays would not be closeted and would not have to go trolling in public restrooms, the White House press room, or the RNC.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:17 pmLarry the Fairy and Diaper Dave..the new GOP!!
Repukes are toast in 08.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:17 pmin came to me in a dream:
"cheney/craig '08!"
trolls?
September 4th, 2007 at 10:17 pmStarve-A-Bush#121...Your line.."Craig decided he'd rather stick it out in the senate" was the major classic funny for my day.Yep! I bet he would..
Lot's of fun this evening watching the dumbass rep's blame the dem's for this latest fiasco....Craig and lot's of the troll's dost protest to much...Blessings..Thank's for the laugh and craig you keep on being the week's or month's distraction it work's well for the left...
September 4th, 2007 at 10:21 pmComment by ronjazz — September 4, 2007 @ 10:18 pm
Have you seen Ralph's blog? That is soooo gay!
September 4th, 2007 at 10:21 pmIf there was true freedom in this country, gays would not be closeted and would not have to go trolling in public restrooms, the White House press room, or the RNC.
Comment by Keith — September 4, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
Or searching out sleeping men at Young Republican Convention.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:23 pmThis guy is severely twisted. I guess it's senile dementia or just plain narcisism. The american people are finished with this sicko.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:23 pmCraig decided "he’d rather stick it out in the senateâ€
Comment by Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver
His lawyer told him it would never stand up in court!
September 4th, 2007 at 10:24 pmDon't look up! The Chertoff stuff is a mess
September 4th, 2007 at 10:24 pmLuckily, veritas, all the American people don't get to vote in Idaho -- just the homophobic ones : )
September 4th, 2007 at 10:24 pmSooooeey Zooey doesn’t care, she loves men who love men. Have you seen the FLAMER she started that new piece of crap blog with?
Zooey should be banned from here, along with all others that encourage insurrection against Think Progress.
Comment by Korncob Gregg — September 4, 2007 @ 10:07 pm
"Insurrection"? You win tonight's prize for "Most Retarded Troll". Congratulations. I'm sure the award has hurt mr Pee, unless, of course, you're just another one of his sockpuppets.
Better luck next time, Mr Pee. You know you're always in the front of the herd when the voting starts.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:28 pmJust because you're paranoid, gummitch, doesn't mean we aren't all out to get you.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:31 pmveritas > Craig refuses to go away quietly. He wants the charge dropped, but instead if he is allowed to withdrawal his guilty plea, then he will have to stand trial and evidence of his prior bathroom activity can be presented against him.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:32 pmNice try, BARTLEBEE.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:32 pmSound's like the black hearted little troll's are jealious, maybe they are not allowed on a new site....Poor little troll's, time to crawl back under the bridge..
September 4th, 2007 at 10:35 pmPerhaps you've heard of this little thing called the UNITARY EXECUTIVE? That's me.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:35 pmPerhaps you’ve heard of this little thing called the UNITARY EXECUTIVE? That’s me.
Comment by Mr. President
__________________________
More like the URINARY Executive, I think, Mr. ..........Pee.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:39 pmDaily John Edwards Fabulous Fact
John Edwards taught Senator Craig the "wide stance
September 4th, 2007 at 10:43 pmMore like the URINARY Executive, I think, Mr. ……….Pee.
Comment by Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver — September 4, 2007 @ 10:39 pm
And what's the "little thing" we are supposed to have heard of?
September 4th, 2007 at 10:43 pmWell, until proven otherwise, I take Craig at his word: “I am NOT gay!†If he was gay, I’d throw him under the bus myself.
Comment by Mr. President — September 4, 2007 @ 9:57 pm
Here we see the willful denial, followed by the resort to violence if that becomes untenable.
Gee, haven't seen that before.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:44 pmOuch, Frank J.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:45 pmNice try, Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver and Sigmund F.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:46 pmHa ha ha. He's better get to work and get that guilty plea looked into. He must have been entrapped to agree that he was guilty. Ha ha ha. Maybe the ACLU can help him to understand why he did that. And it was the Reps that kept cramming him under the bus so this doesn't get any better... if he stays under the bus no one can blame the Dems, they just say there & laughed... if he gets out it just looks bad for the Reps that they can't decide if they're in favor of gay trysts in washrooms or against them. Ha ha ha, this story just gets better with age. This guy is supposedly fit to govern???
September 4th, 2007 at 10:52 pmfreaks and phobics
September 4th, 2007 at 10:56 pmThey got nutthin!
Comment by Jill
You're right Jill honey, they have nutthin except for the support of 57% of the people in this country. The last poll had 57% voting for ANY Democrat and 35% voting for ANY Republican. They also have the truth on their side and the public has finally seen what liars and hypocrites the Rethugs are. I would love to see you the day after the election in 2008 when your brain implodes.
September 4th, 2007 at 10:57 pmLarry Craig:
"I tend to spread my legs when I lower my pants".
That should be good for a few laughs in the courtroom, if they play the audio tape at a new trial.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:02 pmTroll's in their last throw's....LOL
September 4th, 2007 at 11:10 pmWhy are we talking about Larry Craig's HINDsight?
September 4th, 2007 at 11:29 pm#106 Mr. President
Did the policeman who followed Craig into the restroom know about these rumors?
Nice lie. Read the transcript again, clueless. The cop was already in the men's room when Craig came in. That's how Craig was able to peek in to the stall that the cop was already sitting in. The cop was there, because too many other perverts like Craig had been using that restroom for things other than the intended purpose and people were complaining. Craig was just another in a long line of closeted gays who wanted to have an anonymous encounter with another man in a public restroom. If Craig weren't so ashamed and so pressured by his fellow GOP hypocrites to hide his homosexuality, he might be in a healthy, long term relationship rather than sneaking around behind his "wife's" back. His marriage is a sham. His self-righteous blather is, too. Just like yours.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:35 pmspecter could be right, and there is also the claim that craig was discriminated against.
men make passes at women ALL THE TIME, and suffer almost no consequences for it, especially in public contexts.
but when gay males do it, it's a serious crime.
why is this?
September 4th, 2007 at 11:36 pmSwishy!!! Swishy the Dolt!!!
September 4th, 2007 at 11:37 pmYou know they stole our idea for a joint blog?
Comment by Larry — September 4, 2007 @ 10:52 pm
Right, because never before in the history of mankind had anyone ever thought of a joint effort to publish political ideas.
ThinkProgress, for example, does not have several contributors, and the constitution of the United States was written by just one man.
Your idea was so unique and original, it must have been stolen.
/dripping sarcasm off
September 4th, 2007 at 11:37 pm#180 - "I would love to see you the day after the election in 2008 when your brain implodes."
Comment by bilbogaggins
After you typed these telling words, you must have turned around and saluted President Dean......
You shouldn't swagger with such bravado until the American voting public has a chance to calculate how much their tax bills will be going up with a DemCong and Dem Pres.......Hmmm....
September 4th, 2007 at 11:39 pmThe cop was already in the men’s room when Craig came in.
Comment by chimpeach — September 4, 2007 @ 11:35 pm
That part of the story is well-known and Craig hasn't challenged it.
Mr. P. is desperately trying to find a way that he can cling on to his self-imposed delusion that Craig was framed.
You know, it must've been a liberal police officer, or something.
Poor saps. Both Craig and Mr. P. They are in deep denial.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:40 pm#190 darla
but when gay males do it, it’s a serious crime.
why is this?
If heterosexual couples are having sex in the stalls, the cops are going to bust them. If heterosexual males go into women's restrooms and hit on women there, the cops will bust them. If gay men want to hit on each other in a gay bar or even a straight bar, they're not going to get busted.
Are you starting to see a pattern? It has something to do with the fact that it's a restroom and there's an expectation of a certain degree of privacy for those wanting to use it as a restroom. Add to that the lewd behavior aspect of people having sex in a public place in the presence of those who don't wish to see it.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:43 pmThe more people take a look at the situation, there may well be second thoughts
Translation: It may take some time, but we might just be able to find a way to talk fast enough to spin Craig out of this this mess.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:44 pm"....The cop was there, because too many other perverts like Craig had been using that restroom for things other than the intended purpose and people were complaining....."
Comment by chimpeach
How many straight people hang out in public restrooms hoping for anonymous sex???? Reminds me of the uproar of the gay community in San Francisco when the AIDS task force recommended closing the gay bath houses? So many sets of twisted panties were never in the same room before. This is "normal"?
September 4th, 2007 at 11:44 pm#197 MA
How many straight people hang out in public restrooms hoping for anonymous sex????
There are probably a few. And every now and then you hear about some depraved bastard who climbs down into an outhouse pit to get his jollies. Don't ask me to explain it.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:49 pmHow many straight people hang out in public restrooms hoping for anonymous sex????
Comment by mighty aphrodite — September 4, 2007 @ 11:44 pm
Er, I don't know in your little corner of the world, but where I live public restrooms are not co-ed, Mitey Coprolite.
Straight people hang out in public places hoping for anonymous sex all the time. Ever heard of singles bars? Hookers? No?
You really need to get out more.
September 4th, 2007 at 11:59 pmHow many straight people hang out in public restrooms hoping for anonymous sex???? Comment by mighty aphrodite — September 4, 2007 @ 11:44 pm
Well you GOP types are the experts on public restroom sex.
Reminds me of the uproar of the gay community in San Francisco when the AIDS task force recommended closing the gay bath houses? Comment by mighty aphrodite — September 4, 2007 @ 11:44 pm
Oh, you're just too young to remember that, it must of been one of your Johns that told you that story!
So many sets of twisted panties were never in the same room before. This is “normal�
Comment by mighty aphrodite — September 4, 2007 @ 11:44 pm
What do you mean by NORMAL? You mean like how young men that sign abstinence pledges are 6 times more likely to commit sodomy - you mean that kind of NORMAL? Or by NORMAL, do you mean is it a natural occurrence that's seen in the animal kingdom, because st*pid b!tch, I hate to inform you but it's EVERYWHERE in the animal kingdom.
September 5th, 2007 at 12:12 amAfter you typed these telling words, you must have turned around and saluted President Dean…… Comment by mighty aphrodite — September 4, 2007 @ 11:39 pm
Well, he would have made a better president then pig-ranch cheerleader wimpy man codpiece bush... If he hadn't been swiftboated by your neocon friends in the media tha tis...
You shouldn’t swagger with such bravado until the American voting public has a chance to calculate how much their tax bills will be going up with a DemCong and Dem Pres…….Hmmm….
Comment by mighty aphrodite — September 4, 2007 @ 11:39 pm
You mean like the AMT faked out tax increase of Bush? Or the fact that the Two Bushes and RayGun together are responsible for over 70% of the national debt incurred since the founding of the nation? Or are you talking about the mismanagement of the economy, the recession and the coming housing collapse brought on by republican incompetence? Or maybe it's the crumbling infrastructure from 30+ years of republican cheapout?
Sorry, but the PRICE of the GOP is much higher than any taxes, and unlike dumbass b!tches like you, the American people know this!
September 5th, 2007 at 12:15 amRepublican Sen. Craig didn't hire an attorney. He pled guilty on his own, to a lesser charge, after working out a "plea deal" with local authorities, apparently trying to keep his suspect restroom activities hidden from everyone...including his wife and family.
Idiot doesn't even begin to describe Republican Sen. Craig. Flip-flopping hypocrit? But for Arlen Specter to state that some "revisionist" facts about Craig's suspect restroom activities will somehow exonerate Craig leads me to believe that Arlen Specter should no longer be in the U.S. Senate either.
September 5th, 2007 at 12:45 amOh man, months of politcal fun quotes coming up with this one, the comedians will have a tons of material to work with here
September 5th, 2007 at 12:55 am.
frank j
your mother taught craig the "wide stance" lol!
September 5th, 2007 at 1:03 amI'd like to know if anybody has seen the reaction of BARNEY FRANK... He must be estatic at the thought of getting CRAIG in the bathroom at CONGRESS.
It gets really OLD having KERRY flip flop on whether he'll go all the way....
September 5th, 2007 at 1:08 amIf Craig comes back will they have to institute,,,
September 5th, 2007 at 1:11 amDON'T ask DON't tell,,,,,, in CONGRESS?
If Craig,,, is GAY,,,, is it OK for him to still be opposed to GAY RIGHTS?
September 5th, 2007 at 1:15 amIf Craig is ,, a PEDOPHILE,, is it OK for him to still be opposed to PEDOPHILE RIGHTS? (non-practising)
September 5th, 2007 at 1:16 amIf Craig is a BESTIAL,, is it OK for him to still be opposed to BESTIAL RIGHTS?
September 5th, 2007 at 1:17 amUSE,,,, POLYGAMY, INCEST, OBESITY, NECROPHILIA, SHORT folks, HOCKEY players named ralph....
Is it OK for CRAIG to be any of these RIGHTS and yet still be opposed to society accepting them?
September 5th, 2007 at 1:19 amIs he reconsidering his GUILTY plea too?
September 5th, 2007 at 1:35 amIf a tree falls in the forest and there is no one to hear it, does it still make a sound?
If a troll post his droppings with inane rhetorical questions in a political blog, even with people to read them, does anyone care?
September 5th, 2007 at 1:49 amIf a tree falls in the forest and there is no one to hear it, does it still make a sound?
If a troll post his droppings with inane rhetorical questions in a political blog, even with people to read them, does anyone care?
Comment by Gregor Samsa
Does GREGOR only like the HOMOSEXUAL RIGHTS and not the others?
September 5th, 2007 at 2:04 amIf a troll responds to a post that didn't mention them, does it mean the shoe fit?
If a troll responds with more inane rhetorical questions, and strawman arguments, does it mean they have no actual point to make?
September 5th, 2007 at 2:19 amI think this is a good thing, as I am DYING to hear from some of his anonymous tricks.....
September 5th, 2007 at 6:58 amI do feel sorry for his children, since he blew this perfect opportunity to come clean with them and chose not to.
I think the guy is arranging a pay-back for the Rethugs who, after 25 years in congress, all turned on him like a pack of hyenas for his gay misdemeanor. He probably has enough dirt on them to make the next few months a lot of fun for the blog readers.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:10 am> If Craig is ,, a PEDOPHILE,, is it OK for him to still be opposed to
> PEDOPHILE RIGHTS? (non-practising)
Nope, that would make him a scumbag AND a hipocrite. He should make his beleifs known and advocate for them, then he woudlnt be in office long. Problem solved. People should be honest about who they are and what they support. If he publicly advocated for pedophile rights, at least people would know this, and he woudnt last long.
> USE,,,, POLYGAMY, INCEST, OBESITY,
>NECROPHILIA, SHORT folks, HOCKEY players named ralph….
>
>Is it OK for CRAIG to be any of these RIGHTS and yet still be opposed to >society accepting them?
LETS ask the NEGROES after we send them to IRAQ, THEN send the ASIANS (WHO ARE SUPERIOR unless your RACIST) to turn Al-ORLEANS into a democratic country with their smart MATHS and their superior LEARNING SKILLS who can teach TERRORISTS how to be our friend, by only TYRANTIZING (like SUPERSIZING, ONLY MORE BRUTAL) those people we dont like.
"Is it OK for CRAIG to be any of these RIGHTS?"
Dude is english not your first language, or are you just so hysterical that your precious prez is going down in the flames that you can't speak properly?
September 5th, 2007 at 7:31 amDoes any lawyer around know if its ok for me to "be the right of the short folks"?
Jake, google it quick and find out the answer. Or ask grandpa...
September 5th, 2007 at 7:34 amTold you he wasn't done yet. Say after me: "AGJOBS"
TP STOP BLOCKING MY POSTS. GO BLOCK YOUR ERRANT TROLLING GOPr POSTS INSTEAD IF YOU ARE LOOKING SOMETHING TO KEEP YOU BUSY.
September 5th, 2007 at 7:47 amtotal power brings total corruption .....tax dollars pay for this perv to hang out in bathrooms looking for sex - nice going, yes recant your guilty plea and drag your already corrupt party through more sleazy revelations, oh and dont forget to flash your senate i.d while you backpeddle from your sickness and use of public funds to solicit sex
September 5th, 2007 at 8:13 amWow!!! I'm gone for ONE day and look at everything I miss. Oh, I'm sure he / she can clarify, but I think that scooter meant to ask: "Is it OK for CRAIG to be FOR any of these RIGHTS and yet still be opposed to society accepting them?"
September 5th, 2007 at 8:46 amYou were gone?
September 5th, 2007 at 8:57 amIf anyone NOT on the "Ignore List" wants to discuss what I was out doing yesterday, let me know.
September 5th, 2007 at 8:58 amAhhh, a "Nevermind" moment from Mr. Craig. Love it.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:02 amCraig was going to resign in order to spend more time with his gay, casual sex partners.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:07 amAh, Scooter.
You Republicans still having trouble with the concept of consent?
September 5th, 2007 at 9:39 am#
If anyone NOT on the “Ignore List†wants to discuss what I was out doing yesterday, let me know.
Comment by Jake D. — September 5, 2007 @ 8:58 am
#
Tappin' toes and smokin' poles?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:10 amI think Jakey is a bit worried about Leather Larry NOT resigning. That is very good news for the Dems.... just keeps the scumbag in the news longer and will be fun to see all that comes out in the trial regarding the page issue in the 80's, his relationship with Foley and ol' Dennis the Menace Hastert has to be sweating bullets about now as well.
You da man, Larry! Keep it "up", if ya know what we mean.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:37 amThe travails of a U.S. SENATOR
Was the esteemed legislator just 'GAY'?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:39 amTapping his foot in that seedy bathroom bay.
Or could he be 'Bi'?
Doing both sexes on the sly.
Visions of video-full colour exposed on YOU-TUBE
like some stupid IDAHO 'boub'.
Your supposedly being caught in semi -
'flagrente delecto'
could be the only reason to change the accepted status quo.
So you now have decided to 'bytch' and try
prove to all the 'rubes' that you ain't at least 'Bi'.
Here's an 'earmark' for you to settle this trivial dispute
nothing short of verified evidence earns a U.S. SENATOR any disrepute.
LOL!!! For the record, I could care less if Craig resigns -- the REPUBLICAN Governor would appoint his successor -- even Bill Clinton admitted today that Craig is legally entitled to the rest of his term and that it is a personal decision for him and his family to work out. Sound familiar?
September 5th, 2007 at 10:44 amArlen Specter was the attorney who defended me, a convicted murderer who stuffed my girlfriend in a trunk in my house after I killed her, back in the 1970's.
Heh, you judge them by the company they keep, right?
Should be a great talking point for the 2008 elections though - yipee!
September 5th, 2007 at 11:30 pmLarry Craig is a bad boy, a really bad boy, a really bad, bad boy. A really bad, bad, nasty boy.
September 6th, 2007 at 2:53 pm-Sergio
maybe craig will vote for "craig free public rest room"
September 6th, 2007 at 8:54 pmbad boy craig, bad, nasty, boy craig