[Cicero]

This strikes me as really bizarre. He may have some reason for doing this that the NY Times isn't reporting, but I can't imagine what it is.

I usually say "consider the source," but this kind of conduct just won't wash.

[El Gato]

He may have some reason for doing this that the NY Times isn't reporting

Of course he does, and it's very telling that the Times only hints at what it might be:

Mr. Craig contends that the Air Force has reneged on a promise made seven years ago to station a squadron of eight C-130's at Gowen Field, an Air National Guard base in Boise

They don't say what Senator Craig traded for those extra C-130s. A curious oversight.

[Bonaparte]

"This strikes me as really bizarre. He may have some reason for doing this that the NY Times isn't reporting..."

IMO, that's a virtual certainty. His ACU ratings --

Senator Larry Craig

2002 - 100
2001 - 96
Life - 94
Years of service - 22