Craig Aide Says Business as Usual

ABC NEWS ^ | 31 Aug 2007 | ABC

[elizabetty]

ABC News' Ronna Waldman reports: Despite reports today quoting anonymous 'GOP sources" that embattled Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho., will resign Friday, his aide says the Senator will return to Washington, D.C. next week to continue his work as best he can, Craig's Idaho press secretary tells ABC News.

If that plan changes, the media will be notified, the aide said.

Pressure is mounting on Craig to resign after news broke of his arrest in an undercover sting operation in an airport men's room. Craig pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct on Aug. 1 but has maintained that he did nothing wrong.

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[elizabetty]

What a jerk!

[Moderate right-winger]

He’d better go on leave at least. He needs to rest after his self-inflicted ordeal and think it over perhaps.
Is it worth continuing as after his effectiveness as a lawmaker has been severely impeded, not to mention his party’s chances at retaining his seat in the coming battle?

[montag813]

Oh let him stay, this is fun! Let all America discuss what sick perverts gay men are.

[3AngelaD]

Business as usual, except that everybody in his office has got to be FREAKING OUT because they are about to lose their jobs. And they just got a wake up call about the guy they work for. Of course he would say that, that is his job, and and of course it is not accurate.

[NeoCaveman]

Craig’s got bad Aides.

[vietvet67]

Didn’t take long for the songs to come out..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILDoDPKjs0Q

[RobFromGa]

I wonder if they are installing extra-wide stalls in the mens bathrooms in the Capitol as we speak? “For people with a wider than normal stance”.

[cgbg]

Everybody in his office should have offered their resignations by now--because of their own personal ethical high standards.

Oh yeah, I forgot, this is Washington DC we are talking about here.

:-(

[Andy'smom]

That’s funny because Fox has been saying all day that he will probably resign this afternoon. The purported replacement is the Lt. Gov.

[uncbob]

Wonder if any news type will mention Barney Frank running a male homosexual whore house and then lying to the police during the investigation

Good thing those Mass democrats are the understanding types

[3AngelaD]

I have never been in a men’s room in the Senate office buildings, but one of my male friends has mentioned on many occasions that the men’s room on the second floor of the Russell Senate Office Building, northeast corner, is notorious. I also know that, when they remodeled all the bathrooms in that building, they spent $750,000 each on the ones with three stalls (which they reduced to two, and made wider, to accommodate the ADA). Your tax dollars at work.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Everyone knows Barney Frank is gay. He was openly gay. Larry Craig was a closeted gay man who condemned gay men. He was a self-loathing hypocrite.

[uncbob]

So running a whore house and lying to the police is OK

[lonevoice]

Does anyone know the gay sign language for “Go away, I never want to see you again”? Maybe we could try communicating to Craig in a language he understands.

[hosepipe]

[.. Craig pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct on Aug. 1 but has maintained that he did nothing wrong. ..]

Then what is he resigning for?.. Cowardice?..

[tobyhill]

While I believe he pleaded guilty on a really lame and weak charge he’s starting to tick me off by trying to drag real Conservatives down with him. I said it through the Foley non-issue and I’ll say it again, Homosexuals are a contradiction to Conservative Values.

[elizabetty]

Then what is he resigning for?.. Cowardice?..

He has been swatting down rumors he is gay for 30 years. Somebody, somewhere has damming proof they are going to hold onto until the 2008 election.

Craig's actions are giving the Democrats more leverage to bash republicans.

[Past Your Eyes]

[Antoninus]

I knew it was too good to be true.

RESIGN, you creep!

[Badeye]

Business as usual, except that everybody in his office has got to be FREAKING OUT because they are about to lose their jobs. And they just got a wake up call about the guy they work for. Of course he would say that, that is his job, and and of course it is not accurate.

Yep.

If anyone wondered about Senator Craig being a self centered closet queen, this should clear it up.....