Posted on 09/04/2007 6:43:58 PM PDT by kinoxi
BOISE, Idaho - Sen. Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his Senate seat, his spokesman said Tuesday evening. "It's not such a foregone conclusion anymore, that the only thing he could do was resign," said Sidney Smith, Craig's spokesman in Idaho's capital.
"We're still preparing as if Senator Craig will resign Sept. 30, but the outcome of the legal case in Minnesota and the ethics investigation will have an impact on whether we're able to stay in the fight - and stay in the Senate."
Craig, a Republican who has represented Idaho in Congress for 27 years, announced Saturday that he intends to resign from the Senate on Sept. 30. But since then, he's hired a prominent lawyer to investigate the possibility of reversing his plea, his spokesman said.
Craig was a no-show Tuesday as Congress reconvened after a summer break and it wasn't clear whether he'll return at all since deciding to resign over his guilty plea in a sex sting this summer at the Minneapolis airport.
Another spokesman, Dan Whiting in Washington, said Tuesday that Craig was expected to spend the week in Idaho as the Senate votes on spending bills for veterans and other programs. Whiting did not rule out Craig's returning to Washington before the end of the month.
A telephone call Craig received last week from Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., urging him to consider fighting for his seat is affecting Craig's decision to reconsider his resignation, Smith said.
(Excerpt) Read more at kevxml2adsl.verizon.net ...
I can’t speak for anyone else, but this Idahoan was glad he was on his way out. He sold us out re: immigration. I wasn’t going to vote for him again if he chose to run as incumbent.
Jim Risch did more for the state in the few months he spent as interim governor than anyone else who’s been in that spot for years. I was excited to think he might be appointed to fill Craig’s spot.
Rush is best in moderation.
He has already voluntarily pleaded guilty to a criminal offense. Why would he be cleared after pleading guilty???
??
His decision making and morality is impeccable!
What is Rush thinking...?
WTF?
Sphinctor is also the senator who voted, "Not proven."
yitbos
Wow, you and I agree!
susie
Idahoans need to find a candidate to replace Sen. Craig, whether he resigns, or just decides not to run for re-election. If he decides he doesn’t want to resign, the Republican leadership in the Senate needs to strip him of ALL committee assignments, so he’s just warming a seat until he’s out of there in Jan. of 2009.
Yeah, I'm sure all the Idaho perverts who enjoy anonymous sex in filthy public restrooms love Craig, but are there enough of them to get Craig re-elected?
This guy should go. Not for being gay. But for being stupid.
My Lord, even my kids know the first four words you say to any cop are, “I want a lawyer.”
This guys is an idiot. Personally, I think he is a closeted gay man who looks for his jollies in the rest room, but that is beside the point. He is an idiot. We dont need him in the party.
And we should find the idiot that recruited him to join the party, and toss him out too.
BTW, how does one go about actually doing those things in those stalls? Does one participant crawl under or over the divider to join the other, or is tapping of feet and holding hands the actual deed? (Not that I really want to know...)
Rush has been trying to explain the evil of the drive by media conspiring with Dems who set out to destroy him with false charges. I get it, because they did it to me. Ruioned my business and destroyed my life. Put 40 nice employees out on the street. They did it with a madia blitz that was completely false. It was such a horrible experience I had PTSD. That afternoon a technician asked, “How could this happen in America?” It happens often, and it will continue to happen until the public believes in the constitution enough to quit saddling up for the lynch mobs and leaves justice to the courts where the accused has rights.
If he didn't have the sense enough to get a lawyer right away, I'm not sure he has enough sense to serve his constituents properly.
The Governor was ready to appoint the Lt. Gov to Craig’s seat. I say he should run against the “toe-tapping, toilet, Tinker-Bell” in the Idaho Primary.
Hmm, Happy Feet is doing a Potomac Two Step....
I heard Rush today and he was taking up Craig’s cause, I couldn’t believe my ears, Rush was almost frantic trying to defend our bathroom dancer here.
Things are getting really really weird out there folks.
Let’s stick together.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.