skippy the bush kangaroo: craig on his face

Thursday, October 04, 2007

craig on his face

oh, what little difference two months make! sen. larry craig is still guilty, and he's still in the senate! in fact, the only thing difference seems to be that now everybody knows how wide his stance is when he goes to the men's room. cnn:

hennepin county district judge charles porter found that craig had entered the guilty plea to to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge "accurately, voluntarily and intelligently," and that it was too late to withdraw his admission.

in a sharply worded 27-page order, the judge found that craig had freely given his plea after extensive discussions with prosecutors and after waiving his right to an attorney.

"the defendant, a career politician with a college education, is of at least above-average intelligence," porter wrote. "he knew what he was saying, reading and signing." watch a report on the judge's ruling »

craig's lawyer, billy martin, said that his client was weighing whether to appeal the judge's decision.

"we renew our arguments that it is manifestly unjust to deny sen. craig's request to withdraw his guilty plea. sen. craig continues his steadfast denial that any inappropriate behavior took place at the airport," martin said in a statement.

and sen. craig sez he's staying in the senate:

idaho senator larry craig issued the following statement in reaction to today's ruling by the state of minnesota district court fourth judicial district allowing the guilty plea to stand:

"i am extremely disappointed with the ruling issued today. i am innocent of the charges against me. i continue to work with my legal team to explore my additional legal options.

"i will continue to serve idaho in the united states senate, and there are several reasons for that. as i continued to work for idaho over the past three weeks here in the senate, i have seen that it is possible for me to work here effectively.

if by "here," he means the men's room, we can understand his position.

addendum: nicole belle at c&l has the inside scoop on larry's fav food...it involves wieners...we kid you not!

Labels: gay/lesbian, judicial, right hypocrisy, senate

posted by skippy at 7:44 PM |

3 Comments:

And a sigh of relief could be heard from men's rooms stalls, all across Boise.

commented by

Kevin Hayden, 5:59 AM PDT

Larry Craig's is going to be like a chigger stuck under the Republicans' skin. Let him stay!

commented by

Carl, 9:04 AM PDT

Oh, Please, Please, appeal the decision, Senator Craig, we need you in DC, reminding all those "values voters" just what the republican party stands cough SITS cough for. Heh heh heh

commented by

SB Gypsy, 1:22 PM PDT

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