Larry Craig Just Will Not Go Away

The dis-oriented author believed that Larry Craig would have resigned already.  I watched, along with the rest of the nation, as revelations of Craig's arrest in a Minneapolis airport bathroom were made public. Craig was accused of soliciting sex in the men's room. He later plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.

Craig said that if his guilty plea were not overturned, he would resign — he lied.

Larry Craig has proclaimed his innocence everywhere — except in the Minneapolis Court where he plead guilty. Craig says he is not gay.

On September 1st 2007, Craig said that he would resign on September 30th 2007. He indicated that he wanted to give Idaho's republican governor Butch Otter, time to select a replacement Senator. Well, September 30th came and went and Craig did not resign.

Next, on September 26th, Craig said that he would attempt to get his conviction overturned. If it were not overturned, Craig said again that he would resign.

On October 4th, a Minnesota judge declined to allow Craig to retract his guilty plea. Judge Porter said:

The defendant, a career politician with a college education, is of at least above-average intelligence, he knew what he was saying, reading and signing.

Hmmm... it makes sense to me. A US Senator with a college education ought to be able to figure out what it means to p[lead guilty. In his position, he must also have known that eventually this information would get out. Given rumors of his involvement in an earlier House Page scandal and othe insinuations that he is gay — he should have seen it coming.

Larry Craig is an embarrassment to the Senate. He is also a liar and a hypocrite — it is time for him to go.

The Larry Craig Memorial Restroom at MSP

UPDATE 10/16/2007

I saw the Matt Lauer piece with Larry Craig and his wife tonight. I am still not convinced. Larry Craig was not forced to plead in the airport police station that night. He was allowed to go home. Craig Was arrested on June 11th and his guilty plea was recorded on August 8th. Craig had almost two months to consider his situation. This was no rash decision made under pressure, this was a US Senator planning a course of action with plenty of time for reflection.

Larry Craig should resign.