[Laissez-faire capitalist]

You used a straw man by saying “so he isn’t really a Republican Senator?”

I said he does not represent the Republican PARTY. I did not say he wasn’t a Republican. err, Duh. LOL!

[sarasmom]

LOL!
I also don’t “represent” the Republican Party, since I am merely a registered Republican voter, and hold no elected office.
I have seriously entertained the thought of changing my registered party affiliation to Independent.
Fewer and fewer candidates running for elected government office as Republicans seem to actually BE Republicans.
So, from where I stand, Craig does officially represent the current Republican Party.
The “Republican Party” leadership must publicly condemn him as unfit for elected office as a Republican, and kick him out of the “Party” or be damned for supporting a man who freely admitted guilt to a crime no Republican voter will tolerate from an elected government official.
The “Big Tent”supposedly still has some boundaries that differentuates Republicans from Democrats.