Feb 14 2008
Senator Larry Craig – Dirtbag Flip Flopper
Well Senator Craig is in the news again. You remember him, the politician from Idaho who was arrested for propositioning a police officer in the men’s room at an airport? He said he was guilty, before he said he was not. Well now he’s back. The senate chose to admonish him today, but Larry isn’t taking it laying down.
Craig, 62, was arrested in an airport men’s room in June after an undercover officer in an adjoining stall accused him of soliciting sex. Craig quietly pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge two months after his arrest without consulting a lawyer.
Craig released a statement Wednesday: “While I am disappointed and strongly disagree with the conclusions reached by the Senate Ethics Committee, from the outset I have encouraged the Committee to act in a timely fashion and they have done so. I will continue to serve the people of Idaho.”
An Ethics Committee staff member told CNN that the committee stopped short of full adjudication hearings, which could have been either public or private. The staffer said that the committee also stopped short of recommending any further action to the full Senate, such as censure. (Source: CNN)
The senator now denies it all. He swears he did nothing wrong. In fact he has vehemently defended himself, spending money he got from his campaign funds!
The committee also criticized Craig for using more than $200,000 in campaign funds to pay legal fees related to his case and for flashing his Senate business card at the officer who arrested him. The letter said that move could be seen as an improper attempt to receive “special and favorable treatment.”
But the real laugh is the letter the senate issued. They talk about Craig bringing discredit on the Senate body. What a joke! This senate lacks all credibility even without Larry Craig amongst its numbers. They sure have an inflated opinion of themselves.
Craig, who is married, denies he is gay.
The Ethics Committee criticized his appeal, saying his claims that he was coerced into pleading guilty and that he did not know what he was doing “do not appear credible.”
It called his effort to withdraw the guilty plea “an attempt to evade the legal consequences of an action freely undertaken by you.”
“The conduct to which you pled guilty, together with your related and subsequent conduct as set forth above, constitutes improper conduct reflecting discreditably on the Senate,” the letter states.
It will be interesting to see if Senator “I’m not gay” Craig runs for office again. I’m sure the people of Idaho will have something to say about it.
