Frank says Craig should serve out term

Boston Herald ^ | 08/29/2007 | AP

[zencat]

Rep. Barney Frank says embattled Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is a hypocrite on gay rights issues, but he doesn’t think the Republican senator should resign. Frank, one of two openly gay members of Congress and a prominent voice on gay rights, said Craig should serve out the remainder of his term.

[webboy45]

Frank doesn’t want him to resign because his Republican replacement would have an advantage as the incumbent in the next election.

[detch]

Gotta be a political answer that favors the Democrats.

[kbennkc]

This is getting weird . If he stays because Barney wants him , I can not watch any more .

[Vinnie]

Ole’ Barney suckin’ up to Larry.

(forgive me Lord and feed the pygmies in New Guinea.)

[Non-Sequitur]

Frank is just excited to think about hooking up with Craig in some senate restroom.

Everyone keeps pushing for a more bipartiasan spirit in Congress...

[bubbacluck]

Frank is actually being politically savvy by saying this. He knows that if Craig stays in the Senate, he will be a lightning rod for bashing the GOP over all gay rights issues.

Bingo!

[JFC]

Frank wants him to come tap his foot beside his restroom stall.

[colorado tanker]

:-))

[Antoninus]

I truly don't know what's worse--being a hypocrite about one's butt-piratical tendencies or being an out and proud type that wants to force the rest of us to accept your strange bathroom behavior.

Both types need to be run out of elective office, in my opinion.

[Tut]

hummm

I don’t know much about Craig and even less about how he really thinks about things but I have wondered about other things that politician does....

Which should take presitance, a politician voting on the issues that he really feels comfortable about vs a politician who votes in the way he thinks his constituents put him in office to do?

[Antoninus]

Frank wants him to come tap his foot beside his restroom stall.

Who's to say he hasn't? I'm willing to bet that Bwarney has all kinds of files on "buddies" of his in DC. He's pretty much immune now, after all. After what he did--and was forgiven for by the idiots in his district--I don't think any scandal can touch him

[Tut]

Maybe Craig thought 3 taps on a foot was code for “Pass the sports page please.”

[Billthedrill]

Frank should butt out.

[woofie]

What does Hillary say about this ?..her husband had some “unique” experiences with genitalia

[Pining_4_TX]

I know, what an opportunity!

Frank said, “Hey, who hasn’t solicited sex in a public restroom?”

Craig: “You work on conservative issues for years and get no attention, but just suck one .... and everybody assumes you’re gay!”

[mrsmel]

It depends on whether or not they agree with me ;)

[counterpunch]

Barney doesn’t want to lose the valuable service of such a skilled orator... in the Senate, of course.

[LS]

You have to say at least My Boy Lollipop is consistent on this.

[detch]

Frank knows the Republican governor of Idaho (Risch) will appoint a Republican to replace him, who will get re-elected next year, whereas Craig would not.

Barney Frank is almost as shallow as the people from his state who re-elect him.

[steveo]