Suck it up you worthless piece of [expletive deleted]
By Erick Posted in 2008 — Comments (38) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
Larry Craig's been tap, tap, tapping on bathroom doors. He pled guilty to disorderly conduct, the misdemeanor charge stemming from his actions. He decided to resign. Now he's decided we should all be forced to fight for his re-election.
His little effort at playing the drama queen is not winning him friends in the party.
And now he says Mitt Romney threw him under the bus.
"I was very proud of my association with Mitt Romney,” Craig said. “I'd worked hard for him here in the state. I was a co-chair of his campaign on Capitol Hill. And he not only threw me under his campaign bus, he backed up and ran over me again."
Senator, I'd tell you to suck it up, but the pun would be inappropriate for a family site.
You should resign. You pled guilty. Don't think we're really going to go out of our way to help you next year.
Oh, and good for Mitt Romney. He took appropriate, decisive action.
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In August I questioned whether Craig, whining about his guilty plea, had the judgment necessary to be a U.S. Senator. After he reneged on his "intent" to resign I questioned Craig's honesty. Craig needs to stop blaming others, apologize, and resign from the U.S. Senate.
Totally agree and I like Romney's actions.
Craig is not running for reelection. Lt. Gov. James Risch is running for Craig's Senate seat. The seat is safe Republican.
the fact that he continues to sit in congress gives the Donks an issue to point to. "See! See! That morally bankrupt Republican Party still has a convicted (misdemeanor) in congress!"
He is NOTHING but a wedge between the base and the election. Arlen, who talked him into staying, should watch out for buses too!
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on the occasion of his induction into the Idaho Hall of Fame (or was it the Stall of Shame?).
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He should go from the Senate, ASAP, for the good of the party, not least because he basically spent 20 years falsely denying he was involved in this sort of thing. I don't defend his continued presence for an instant.
That said, the man was a reliable conservative vote in Congress for more than two decades. Unlike the Jeffordses and Chaffees of the world, Craig never screwed the voters. He does deserve a measure of gratitude for that.
"No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong." - Winston Churchill
...Craig never screwed the voters... I censored the first three thoughts that came to mind. Will leave it at that.
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job. He can finish his term. And that's all.
We don't want to be a haven for eternal vindication, the way the Dems are for the Clintons.
Enough already!
Craig gambled and lost--now he should accept responsibility and go home.
This is sad. The sad part is he is still in senate and we have to hear about him. He should be gone.
Amen Erick, Amen.
Strip this fellow of all his perks and committee seats and make him persona non grata of the Republican Party.
If a cop accused me of what Craig was accused of, AND I WERE NOT GUILTY, I would go berserk until the charges were dropped and the cop were disciplined / removed from his post.
Again, IF I WERE NOT GUILTY....
Craig needs to go, and the good people of Idaho need to help him on his way.
Mitt's a guy I didn't think could really take it to the other candidates let alone the democrats but I've started to like him. Especially after this last debate. I was disappointed in Mike Huckabee's performance (who I had been leaning towards) and was impressed by Mitt. Also, thanks to the debate, my opinion of Fred and Rudy went down just a tiny bit and my opinion of Ron Paul went down a lot. I used to respect Paul for his consistency even though I disagree a lot with him, but he sounded like a crazy old man during a lot of the debate.
It seems to me that if Republicans were to move to have the man expelled from the Senate (not a bad thing since a Republican can replace him), Democrats would be hard pressed not to support the move. Just think of what the acidNetroots would say to voting to leave a Repubican in office!
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At its most base, this is an issue of competence. If he cannot keep his cool when met with (for the sake of argument) false charges, then he doesn't have the capacity to make the vital decisions that we entrust our elected officials to deal with.
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I feel the exact opposite.
I don't think the way Romney handled the Craig affair (you know it's virtually impossible to write about this without these double entendre's unintentionally popping up) was one of his finer moments. Personally, I was disappointed in the, what I saw to be, cutthroat way Romney in which dropped Craig. It seemed to me that Romney let the fleeting winds of political expediency get in the way of some more important virtues. While I understand the political pressure to do so, I wish he had distanced himself from Craig with a little more charity and grace.
Of course I was shocked and saddened by Sen. Craig's behavior and have been frustrated at the way he has acted since the story broke. But, as a previous post mentioned, Sen. Craig was one of the most reliable and consistent Republican leaders in the Senate for two decades. I think he deserves a little more credit and compassion for that then what many on the right have been willing to extend to him. That includes the presidential candidate for whom Craig had worked so hard for many months.
Loyalty goes both ways. Craig should have done the honorable thing and resigned from Romney's campaign after he entered the guilty plea.
But apparently, knowing when to bow out is not one of his greatest virtues. He must be pushed out. If the senate leadership has any sense they will follow Romney's lead.
As for me, I think it was one of Romney's finer moments. It's refreshing to see someone make a quick and easy decision, well, quickly and easily.
And as for Craig: How can we miss you, Senator, when you won't go away?
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Remember, Craig admitted he was GUILTY.
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after our experiences with "Presidential Loyalty" these last 6+ years?
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Loyalty, when exercised in moderation with other important virtues, is a positive trait that should be admired and sought after in politicians.
I'm not saying Romney should not have distanced himself from Craig. I'm saying I was disappointed in the fashion in which he did so. He treated Craig like a political pawn and not a human being. I don't define that as a fine moment.
I'm not at all interested in perpetuating this threadjack - but I would at some appropriate time love to hear precisely how Romney could have been more "kind and gentile" in letting Craig go.
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He could have demonstrated a little more sympathy for Craig when the story first broke by including something like this in his comments:
"Of course I am disappointed and saddened to hear of these troubling allegations. Senator Craig has served his constituents and this nation admirably for many years. While all the facts are still not know, until the situation has been resolved, Senator Craig will no longer be affiliated with my campaign. I wish him and his family the best as they work through these difficult times."
If he had said something like the above he could have created the necessary space between his campaign and Sen. Craig as well as demonstrate a little compassion for someone who was one of his stronger supporters.
I'm no fan of Romney, but this mess isn't on his head, it's on Craig's.
Craig pled guilty in the hopes that nobody would find out. Oops, somebody did. Craig resigned. Or said he'd resign. And then decided he'd fight it. And lost. So he said he'd stay.
The guy who is dragging this out is Larry Craig. He absolutely deserves all the dirsion that we can muster. I like the idea that he gets expelled from the Senate. He could have gone quitely and this likely would have blown over for him in Idaho sooner or later. As it is now, thanks to his ego or whatever, he is wallowing in the mud of his own accord.
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I am an Independant and no one on either side is really that appealing. That said, I cant stand the thought of Hillary. If Mitt didn't flip-flop so much on his early positions he held while Governor, I'd feel he was more genuine. Giuliani at least stuck to his liberal social views so I can at least give him credit for sticking to his positions, his cross-dressing habit is just plain weird though. I thought Fred was gonna come in and really shake things up but he kinda dudded. I just read Obama's book and was surprised actually and the McCain from 8 years ago would have been good. Overall I am not too optimistic on anyone.
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It probably makes Leon laugh at me every time I put those two so close together in my personal second tier, but there you go.
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honestly I haven't really figured out how to address this issue I mean first of all I guess I was out of the loop when it came to this kind of behavior...I didn't know this kind of stuff went on and boy I'll tell you it isn't a very pleasant mental picture. Why this guy remains I haven't a clue and even if he did stick around the voters will take care of him in due time, but as for his damage to the party I don't know why he doesn't see how his actions are troublesome to say the least.
It is just strange and I don't have the slightest idea how to address it.
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Republicans are caught in a no-win situation here.
If the Republicans push Craig out, they're "homophobic".
If the Craig stays on, the Republicans "tolerate corruption".
In such a case, like an earnings write-off, the sooner you take action and remove him from the balance sheet, the better.
I wish Senator Craig would've gone with his earlier stated "intention" and resigned. The continual publicity on this story just further depresses and demoralizes the base of the party.
Yes Mitt did throw you under a bus.
It helped that you got down in the gutter first.
Enjoy your retirement the sooner the better.
Don't go away mad, just go away.
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P.S. Can we tread him for Lieberman? Seems like a fair trade to me. Larry could room with Barny Frank...
Craig meant that Mitt literally threw him under a bus. (Which would have raised my appreciation of Romney immeasurably!)
This is not morally corrupt behavior...
if you're a Democrat, that is. Just like murder is not a crime if you're O.J.
O cometh thee, defenders of Larry Craig, who somehow claim that a GUILTY PLEA is defensible and is not a mar upon one's innocence -- and walketh yourselves and your fellow lemmings off of the cliff of corruption and moral bankruptcy that he whom you so risibly defend has already fallen, and wouldst lead thee out of his own personal, perverse ambition.