Posted on 09/01/2007 7:41:32 AM PDT by gondramB
I know all the signs point to resignation but I'm still not sure.
>> US senator expected to quit after sex sting bust CTV.ca, Canada - 32 minutes ago A disgraced US senator is expected to resign Saturday following his bust in an embarrassing airport bathroom sex-sting operation. Sen. ...
Craig Resignation Later Today New York Times, United States - 43 minutes ago By Kate Phillips Senator Larry Craig is expected to announce his resignation today at the Boise Depot, just days before Congress returns from its summer ... Sex scandal senator to resign
The Age, Australia - 50 minutes ago Long-serving Republican Senator Larry Craig of Idaho, embroiled in a sex scandal and finding little support from his party, is set to resign from the Senate ... Craig, Under Republican Pressure, Poised to Resign From Senate
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago By Lorraine Woellert and Julianna Goldman Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Idaho Republican Senator Larry Craig, under pressure from his own party leaders to end a ...
Sen. Craig to announce resignation, source says SI.com - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Embattled Republican Sen. Larry Craig will announce his resignation from the Senate on Saturday, a GOP source in Idaho said Friday. Sen. ...<<
Scary thought
>>How about if he announces he is switching to the DemoncRAT party thereby retaining his seat, being treated as a hero, and getting numerous chairmanships.<<
That crossed my mind...but his posititions are such a mis-match.
Has any adult male ever picked up a piece of toilet paper in a public restroom stall? EVER?
This may sound funny but I’d love a chance to write that speech. I don’t know what demons, indignation, and haughtiness will control his choice of words, but it would be quite the challenge to write an actually decent speech for such a situation.
I’d choose to not mention anything to do with the incident at all. I’d stress my most proud moments as Senator and thank my constituents for all the support over the years. I would leave out the trite “planning to spend more time with my loving family” which will be translated in nearly every American brain into “Planning to spend more time in public men’s rooms” anyway.
He will continue to be the butt of jokes for a good week at least, and any indignant tone on his part will only make the jokes more delicious. Hit the people with some very important work he did as senator and graciously bow out.
eeeewwwweeee
Anyway, I thought it was already announced that the Lt. Guv was taking his seat...err, in the house that is.
I think he will fit in well with the democrats. If he just votes party line, he will be rewarded with unlimited bathroom sex.
No pun intended I'm sure ;-)
That’s my understanding too. Butch Otter is expected to appoint LtGov James E. Risch for Senator Pervert’s place.
Never. I wouldn't touch the floor in a public restroom if you paid me. I wouldn't even pick-up a $20 off the floor. Hundie, maybe. But I'd wash it in the sink and dry it on high heat.
Surely he’ll resign. He’s a Republican, and when our guys get caught they usually at least have enough honor to step down. The one exception was Packwood, but he was a liberal pro-abortion, pro-sexual revolution Republican so his thought processes were more like those of the Democrats. Even he finally resigned, though he fought it for a long time and tried to shift the blame for his misconduct to others.
Liberal Democrats, of course, remain in office and grow in stature with the media after being caught in sordid conduct (Teddy Kennedy, Barney Frank, Gerry Studds, etc.).
29 minutes before the conference and Fox says the governor still won’t comment because he has not heard from Craig.
Translation:
Protocol is to let the Senator say his piece. Even if you know what it’s going to be, you don’t step in the way and say that you know he’s going to resign. You let him do it. Then you follow on by making your own statement in response. And he might not have heard from Craig personally, but still hear from other persons in the know that Craig is going to resign.
I hope you are right . I want him gone , but I really don’t wish any more pain for him and his family .
That makes sense. Must be some pretty intense interest - I’ve lost all the live internet feeds.
Boise is on Mountain time which means he will announce 12:30 EST.
>>Channel 7 in Boise just said Craig will announce at 10:30.
Boise is on Mountain time which means he will announce 12:30 EST.<<
Damn. Folks, I’m sorry. Idaho is mountain time, not central. I’ll see if I can get a mod to edit the title.
Has ANY ADULT ever picked up a piece of paper or anything else from the floor of a public restroom? Unless they were using gloves at a crime scene? This entire episode has left me wondering why any man in his right mind would ever enter a public restroom except in a dire emergency, the details of which would ensure his safety. It has also left me with WAY too much information about men’s restroom habits. I have had to turn off the radio several times to avoid more of this information.
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