Larry Craig on his way out?
Posted by Moonage on 27 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: US Regional Politics
In case you haven’t seen the news or watched ANY tv at all, Idaho US Senator Larry Craig got busted for making gay advances in a Minnesota restroom stall. Pretty nutty stuff there. He pleaded no contest and will face a fine among other thins I assume. His bigger problem will be keeping his job. Some of the pundits I respect most have already written him off before next year’s election. Can’t say I disagree with them. Now, before everyone gets all partisan, Idaho’s a very strong Republican state. His replacement will be a Republican. Secondly, Craig’s voting record pretty much distinguished him as a moderate moreso than anything else. What will happen when Craig is replaced is he most likely will be replaced by a stronger conservative.
So, all the liberal Democrats better watch what they wish for in the future. In the big scheme of things, the US Senate probably just got a little more conservative. I’m not sure that’s a good thing, but since the Progressives seem to think they’re running the show in DC, it probably is right now.
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on 28 Aug 2007 at 7:23 am 1.Moonage
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There has been some discussion here about candidates being liable for the people they have volunteering for them. In this case, Larry Craig was supporting and working for Mitt Romney. I guess we need a long post here on how Mitt apparently isn’t good at judging people?