Posted on 10/15/2007 8:38:48 PM PDT by Santa Fe_Conservative
MINNEAPOLIS - Embattled Sen. Larry Craig asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday to overrule a county judge who refused to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea in connection with an arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting.
Craig's appeal was filed at the court in St. Paul less than two weeks after Hennepin County District Court Judge Charles Porter refused to overturn the guilty plea, saying it "was accurate, voluntary and intelligent, and ... supported by the evidence."
Craig, a Republican from Idaho, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in August after he was accused of soliciting sex in a bathroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in June.
The four-page filing did not detail the basis for the appeal, noting only that Craig was appealing Porter's Oct. 4 order. The documents were dated with Friday's date but were received and stamped by the Appeals Court on Monday.
More extensive legal briefs are expected to be filed by both sides.
Amen to that!
I wish all Republicans would fight back this hard.
Seriously.
Imagine if Newt Gingrich had taken this route, instead of resigning...
Things might be a (lot) different right now, had he done so.
Go away Craig. Nobody wants to see you tap your foot.
I have a hard time believing that anyone would find Mr. Craig appealing.
TAPS
Does Larry have a pension involved??
Ruling Minn. judge finds Larry Craig appealing.
If you are wondering how you ended up on this ping list, it's because you said something hysterical on a previous Craig thread. To be added to this ping list just make some stupid bathroom humor innuendo that has nothing to do with Larry Craig.
Craig really blew it. He threw his life down the toilet. The only way he can resurrect his career is to suck it up, swallow his pride, get on his knees and ask for forgiveness.
No he's been there long enough, that was one of the first things the pubs did with their majority, lower the retirement length. He probably has some type of kick back in the works for some ear mark and he means to get it.
He's a freak. Throw his ass out now!! And shame on you for supporting this freak.
Wow! I made a comment and I ended up on Craigslist! Ewwwwwww.
He shouldn’t resign. He should just stall the investigation until all of this crap stops swirling around.
That is exactly why he feels he needs to stick around. He is planning on taking a wide stance on many global issues. He’s the kind of Senator who brings men together. A uniter not a divider.
No doubt.
I am not gay with a coked up page
I am not gay with the underaged
I am not gay when I tap your foot
I am not gay keep your big mouth shut
I am not gay in a bathroom stall
I am not gay, not gay at all
I am not gay with a wide, wide stance
I am not gay in my senator pants
I am not gay with a cat in a hat
Here's my card--what do you think of that?
I am not gay in a bathroom stall
I am not gay, not gay at all
I am not gay in an Idaho paper
I am not gay please hide my caper
I am not gay in my childless marriage
I am not gay in a baby carriage
I am not gay in a bathroom stall
I am not gay, not gay at all
I am not gay with an undercover dick
I am not gay--no, not a lick
I saw some paper on the floor
I picked it up--no, nothing more
I am not gay in a bathroom stall
I am not gay, not gay at all
I am not gay in my guilty plea
I am not gay, it's plain to see
I am not gay in a Minnesota court
I am not gay--no, nothing of the sort
I am not gay in a bathroom stall
I am not gay, not gay at all
Let me be clear, I am not vague
I dearly love my Mrs. Craig
I am not a sad old perv
My only desire is to serve
I am not gay in a bathroom stall
I am not gay, not gay at all
Larry Craig is the gift that just keeps on giving. He’s been in the news at least weekly since this all broke.
Lovely.
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