I was talking to a friend of mine the other day. Two of his cousins, a step-brother and five high school friends of his were Pages from around 1983-1990. They ALL told him that they had been warned about sexual predators among the Senators (including Craig).
WHY? WHY? WHY do Pages get that information while we voters don’t. If we did, we wouldn’t vote for these guys in the first place. Instead, we get treated to these “outings”, generally timed to screw us in an upcoming election (not this time, thankfully since Craig outed himself).
That means SOMEBODY knew and if ONE side knows, then BOTH sides know. Yet there was no warning given to voters?.........
Am not defending Craig if all this is true, but there are many parts missing, and especially a “footsie” issue which was not some tapping up and down of the foot as was not found in said police report. The post above has me asking questions.
Craigs kids say..and yes they can be biased but if they thought this was hurtful to their mother they would also go the other way in a heart beat! Mother bears protect her cubs.
Take note of Romney (media sense of duty to his country! sarcasm) leading the pack with what little he knew at the time.
The senator’s children have concluded that anyone else in a similar situation would have simply said “excuse me” after bumping their foot into someone and moved on. But their father bumped into an undercover police officer, who they say was looking for a different interpretation of his actions.
“It was tough standing next to him, but we are family and we stay together through good times and bad,” Craig said. “We know who he is and we stand behind him.”
The senator’s fellow Republicans have not supported him, though he has served more than 25 years on Capitol Hill. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney called the accusations against Larry Craig “disgusting,” a statement Craig’s children say is the most disappointing part of the whole ordeal.
I think I have to have more..the whole truth not just interpretations. And not anything this Rogers or some Liberal saying went down. I am not the only one now questioning this whole June arrest plea down scenario.
I personally find our elected Republican leaders (excluding the President) on the Hill cowards and so scared of losing in ‘08 they would toss anyone under the bus to save the Party. When it is more about strength of a given candidate on important issues effecting the safety of this country than playing up the weaknesses of others to win in ‘08. Sex sells, success in Iraq becomes overshadowed. The public is left ignorant on Iraq but well versed in sex scandals, celebrity arrests and animal abuse.
Craig has to live with himself. I personally do not care if he is guilty or not in the grand scheme of things. If his family stands by him through thick and thin..it is a private matter.