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If they don’t we will be dealing with this BS Foley, Graig, ect……trickling out non-stop until 08′. The Dems are going to use their proxies to slander the Republican party as a whole via a few bad apples hit on one at a time spread out like they did in the run up to 06′. Why else is many of these stories old months old?

Better to take one heavy hit now and recover for the big fight in 08′ than to take a stream of jabs all the way to 08′ were the party will be so punch drunk it wont even be a fight.

I’m not sure how suggesting that Craig is a bumbling moron gives him a pass…

Lehosh on September 5, 2007 at 9:51 AM

Bungling morons, if a republican, can get elected in red states. Pro amnesty shills cannot. We need Craig gone.

Time to flush and move on.

Ted Kennedy
Barney Frank
Dianne Feinstein
Patrick Leaky Leahy
Patrick Kennedy
Harry Reid
William The Fridge Jefferson
Dick Turban Durbin
Jack Murtha
Jim McDermott

I’ll be waiting.

I don’t care whether he’s gay or not. Like most people who get “outed”, a weird little fetish is the LEAST of his problems. Why is there always so much weird baggage that goes along with homosexuality? I don’t think it’s a coincidence that’s the only fetish that liberals make such a big deal out of. Those two derangements seem to have an awful lot in common.

But, it doesn’t really matter what I think. The damage is done, and the public associates Craig (and consequently the GOP) with some perverted act in a public restroom. I do think he needs to get out of the way now. He’s just handing the media the opportunity to smear the entire party with all this, and the longer he drags it out, the worse it gets.

I do regret that we Republicans let Newt Gingrich go too easily over ethics questions. Without him, the Conservative Revolution of 94 fell apart very quickly. We’re still paying the price for losing the momentum and unity that Newt seems to have almost singlehandedly inspired. Clearly Craig is not in that category, and we can do without him. But we do need to be selective about tossing some of these guys out for their “indiscretions.” If no law is broken and their actions are not harming other individuals, the nation, or their constituents’ interests, I think they’re justified in staying where they are until their constituents can decide in the next election if they want to keep them or not.

Again, if an elected official breaks a law or endangers others, he or she should resign immediately, and all pressure should be applied by the party to achieve that end. But that’s not the case with Craig–the seeming intention to try to break a law is not the same as being caught actually breaking a law. The cop’s case is really weak, and Craig should not have pleaded guilty or resigned. But now the damage is done, the case is festering in the media, and Craig has to follow through and get out of the way.

Lets not give him a pass on it. OK?

csdeven on September 5, 2007 at 9:09 AM

I’m not sure how suggesting that Craig is a bumbling moron gives him a pass…

Update: Allah thinks the audio was leaked by Martin to help Craig. Look at this below from Craig’s resignation presser and what’s missing from the audio’s header? The date. Hmm.I apologize for being unable to serve out a term to…

His arrest was unconstitutional, but maybe he could do what’s best for the party and not drag this out….Fat chance.

we have reshaped my statement a little bit to say it is my intent to resign on Sept. 30.

Which is exactly the point that Specter made, to the hoots and catcalls of most of us here at Hot Air.

It’s reasonable enough to picture Craig grasping at the hope that the Republican Party will circle the wagons around him, like the Democrats would do if he had been one of theirs. He fails to realize, however, that the Republican base is not moved by attempts to drape wrongdoers in the mantle of victimhood.

If only senators would spend this much time and effort in resolving some of our problems.
right2bright on September 5, 2007 at 9:08 AM

Dang skippy!

…..yeah. Please go away, Craig. For the good of the Party.

We’re facing a difficult time in 08. We don’t need to hand any more congressional seats to the Democrats.

Exit question: What’s the deal? Is Craig simply this inept? All theories are welcome.

I know that is the story, but I don’t like the way you are framing this AP. All this is doing is shifting the focus off his support for the shamnesty bill. As far as conservative ideals are concerned, that is more important than gay sex among consenting adults in bathrooms. Here in Idaho we NEED this guy out. I daresay the conservative cause in this country needs this guy gone.

Lets not give him a pass on it. OK?

These guys (and dolls) spend so much time and energy snaking their way through life, and they put back so little.

It reminds me of the theif who spends one year of hard labor digging a tunnel to rob a store of as couple of hundred bucks. So much effort and so little gain.

I guess its the “journey” tha’s exciting.

Regardless about how I feel, the officer sounded weak, very weak as Ben Stein pointed out their were more holes in the officers story and his accusations that Craigs

Like

He stood there for a minute or two

Well officer since it was a sting what was it, and were all the stalls full?

He positioned his bag?

How could he tell and where do you put your bag

Score another for Stein

The officer obviously got defensive when he realized this wasn’t some schmuck he cornered now both had made a career ending mistake it was/is going to be one or another.

And why is a highly decorated and educated policeman with his career obviously in the toilet?

Guy had a masters