Brownback on Craig: It’s ‘not good,’ ‘very odd.’

Today, on MSNBC, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) was asked to respond to the news that his colleague, Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), had pled guilty to a misdemeanor involving ‘lewd conduct’ in a public restroom. “It is not good,” said Brownback. “There is a guilty plea involved in this. But I think we ought to look and see what the facts actually are.” “This seems like a very odd thing that takes place. And so what is actually going on here?” Watch it:

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QUESTION: Well, let me also ask you then about the scandal of today, at least, that came down last night involving Senator Larry Craig. He stepped down from his role in the Romney presidential campaign.

How big of a setback do you believe this is — Not only for Mr. Craig, but also, again, for the GOP?

BROWNBACK: Well, I want to see what the factual basis actually is. I read the news accounts this morning. I’ve been briefed on those. I want to see what the actual, factual setting of this is.

It is not good. There is a guilty plea involved in this. But I think we ought to look and see what the facts actually are and then build and move forward off of that.

QUESTION: What more than the police report facts are you waiting for?

Are you waiting to hear something more specific from Senator Craig?

BROWNBACK: I am. Larry’s a colleague. He is somebody that I know. I want to hear what he has to say. I want to read, if we can, more in depth on the police report and what the police say actually took place at this. I want to know: Why did he plead guilty if he did not feel like this was actually what took place; that there was lewd conduct that took place?

I want to hear the actual settings — and I think most Americans probably do — of this. This seems like a very odd thing that takes place. And so what is actually going on here?

Let’s see this develop some more and I think we should.