Posted on 03/21/2008 7:08:20 PM PDT by kingattax
Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho), encumbered by a scandal since last summer, did not file for reelection by his state’s deadline Friday, keeping a promise he made and officially marking the end of his congressional career.
Craig’s political future has been in doubt since his arrest and guilty plea on disorderly conduct charges filed after an incident in a men’s restroom at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport last June.
The three-term senator, who previously served five terms in the House, denied the charges that he solicited sex from an undercover police officer conducting a sting operation to crack down on alleged gay sexual liaisons in the airport’s bathrooms. Craig said he pleaded guilty in hopes of quelling a scandal, a decision he said he regretted.
The passing of Friday’s 5:00 p.m. deadline brings to a close a career in elected office that began with Craig’s election to the Idaho state Senate in 1974 and all but clears the way for Idaho Lt. Gov. Jim Risch (R) to take his seat next year in the strongly Republican state where President Bush defeated Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) 68 percent to 30 percent in the last presidential contest.
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To his favorite public restroom stall.
(Cue "Blue Oyster Bar" music)
Probably 80% of Idaho voters oppose amnesty and probably 90% of Idaho Republicans feel similarly. It is not difficult for find good Conservatives in Idaho.
Craig made politically fatal mistakes with his push for amnesty and public homosexual activities. He will not be missed in Idaho, although his pro-gun stance was extremely helpful.
Not only is that but a tiny part of what would make up an agenda to be evaluated, it isn't even an accurate description of Romney's record.
No, Church is deceased, has been for some time.
The 100% accuracy of the record as I’ve stated it has been posted on FR many, many times. I can’t help it if you continue to ignore the truth.
But you’re right. There is much more I could add to this liberal record that I haven’t bothered to include here.
But, in any case, this is more than enough for any true conservative to utterly reject him as a candidate, and to be deeply suspect of anyone who tried to help him fool the people.
Nice list!
It’s ironic, but there is more damning material against McCain than there is against Obama or Clinton. After all, they’re nothing but newbie Senators, and he’s been about the business of selling out the repubic for a lot longer.
;-)
Of course, that isn’t counting Clinton’s egregious behavior as Co-Criminal-in-Chief. That pulls her up into McCain territory.
Mitt Romney, the most liberal Governor in the history of the republic.
You know, and I know that this is a brainless contention. You and the rest of the folks on this site who just couldn’t get over Mr Romney, apparently still can’t get over it.
You say that so casually, without refuting the facts I’ve repeatedly asserted. Oh well.
Oh, like. Whatever.
If you had any remote ability to consider facts, you'd have left the Alan Keyes train a long time ago. And before you go off on a tangent, Alan is a good man. But he needs to get off this professional candidate kick.
So do you.
The rest of the folks on this site who can't get over Mitt, or Rudy are the very ones who helped us nominate John McCain. They spent so much time advocating for people like Hunter and Paul and even Keyes who never stood a chance. Or Fred who never really wanted a chance.
They trashed ever frontrunner. And left us with McCain.
And settle for John McCain, D-MX?
I don’t think so.
Right. Blame those who won’t compromise with liberalism for the results of your own compromises with liberalism. Par for the course.
NOBODY else. It's just that simple. It's gonna be one of those three.
You can participate, or not. Your choice.
God is more than capable of mocking your certitude. I pray He does.
Oh, I'll be participating.
Don’t let the handwriting on the wall hit you in the backside on your way out of the voting booth.
The "handwriting on the wall," scripturally, was directed at those who were so arrogant in their earthly power as to believe they were smarter and more powerful than the Lord, and that their little kingdom would go on indefinitely. If you're going to throw around phrases like that, you might want read the Book of Daniel first so you know what they mean.
You might want to look up some passages that enjoin us from joining with or compromising with evil while you're at it.
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