Mr. Craig Stays (And his Republican colleagues squirm)

Washington Post ^ | 7 October 2007 | Editorial Staff

[rockabyebaby]

Look Larry, it’s time to pack up your stuff and leave, punch out Larry, your time here is done, just go away already. The longer you stay, the more of a fool you look.

[Brilliant]

It just proves he’s guilty in my mind.

[George W. Bush]

Formerly announce he's out of the party and remove his committee positions.

I don't think we can eject anyone from the GOP. Dims, same thing.

He's already off the committees, no plans to put him back on any of them.

[TheBattman]

The sorry excuse for human waste is a homosexual, who engages in illegal activities to pursue his immoral choice of lifestyle (supposedly behind his “un-knowing” wife’s back), lies about it to his constituents, then pleads guilty, then tries to play the system to get out of his plea, then ignores his own resignation because he just cannot stand giving up power.

He must go.

[Vigilanteman]

A recall campaign was waged against Former Idaho Senator Frank Church in 1967 by N. Idaho Republican Kootenai County Commissioner Ron Rankin. Rankin unsuccessfully sued Idaho's Secretary of State to accept the recall petitions. Some political prognosticators claimed the failed effort against Sen. Church generated sympathy votes in his re-election the following year.

More likely, it was because Idaho was still within the grips of the Prairie Empire Syndrome, a time-tested theory which explains why rural areas with conservative values elect far-left legislators in return for pork.

[Jim Noble]

Of course the Republicans in theory could do something

What, exactly?

It takes 67 votes to expel a Senator. Since there are at least 34 Senators who think what Larry Craig did was the epitome of romance, there's no chance of his expulsion.

The GOP minority caucus already took away his committee assignments and made a nasty face at him.

That's about the extent of what they can do.

[longtermmemmory]

craig wants to be the new Foley.