[TomGuy]

FNS

Leahy is worried that Vitter (R-LA) didn’t get kicked out of the Senate for his hiring prostitutes, etc.

Leahy implies that this creates a double standard.

Specter says neither should resign and Craig should fight this case. Specter says Craig has only issued an ‘intent to resign’; Craig should resend the ‘intent’ and fight for his Senate position; that if he took it to court, he could possibly be vindicated.

[jmyrlefuller]

Now onto Gonzales. Specter getting in some Bush/Gonzales bashing.

[Laverne]

Leahy is such a clymer. Thinks Bush should be a uniter not a devider on the nomination of a new attorney general; in other words, he should pick a liberal.

Spector says pick a professional and says that the President has made some bad decisions on legal issues. Again, Spector showing he thinks that the senate should usurp a lot of the Presidential powers (not his words, but clearly his intent).

Wallace wants Leahy to hold up the nomination until Rove appears before the committee under oath. Leahy pretty much says that is the game plan, and is seeking information on the advise the AG gave the President. Talks about how he needs the information about “torture” and “warrentless wiretaping of americans.”

I’ll end where I started: Leahy is a clymer.

[Alas Babylon!]

I’d be interested in the response of the following question (which would never be asked but needs to be):

“Senator Leahy, should senators who leak sensitive national security information to the press resign? Before you answer, what about senators who take hundreds of thousands of dollars in camapign donations from convicted, fugitive donors? Don’t you agree that those two examples are also double standards? If not, please exlain why.”

[snugs]

Personally I do not think that Spector is doing the Repulicans any favours here. And the difference between Vitter and Craig is that Craig admitted an offense which now later he is trying to get over turned.

[Sal]

To my great shock Eleanor Clift on FNC yesterday was being fairly reasonable and not hugely condemnatory on Craig. She even said that there was a strong hint of entrapment and I THINK she said he might be able to beat it. Now I know why:

Specter says Craig has only issued an ‘intent to resign’; Craig should resend the ‘intent’ and fight for his Senate position; that if he took it to court, he could possibly be vindicated.

The bad guys want him to stay right where he is as a target still in place by election time. The last thing they want is a fresh, new taint-free conservative in place as an incumbent.

Spectre wants him to stay for his shamnesty vote. Maybe Clift wants that too as well as the target potential.

[Bahbah]

Specter says Craig has only issued an ‘intent to resign’

Good grief, I can't believe he said that. Craig is OUT!

[rodguy911]

The big problem with Craig is that he truly looooks guilty!, and as far as rescinding his resignation that would be a huge mistake IMHO since we get another shot at a new pubbie in Idaho which is mostly a pubbie state anyway and should be pretty safe.