The headline says it all: Senate GOP leaders strip Craig

I was right! All GOP Senators are perverts! They all want to see him naked! They'll probably do it in the Senate Bathroom.

Sad, poor perverted "Family Values" Republicans.

Did they take away his key to the Senate men's room?

"ITS A SAD TIME AT WHITE HOUSE HIGH"

THE "WHERE ARE THE BOYS" FLAG IS BURNING BRIGHT.

THE GOP IS BROKE AND SHOULD BE CENSORED AS A WHOLE.

SENATOR CRAIG LIKE MANY OTHERS AND THIS LIST IS LONG. SO LETS NOT FORGET THE PAST AS THE ARCHIVES DON'T LIE.

JOSHUA DICKENS, HOWARD BROOKS, NICHOLAS ELIZONDO, JUDGE RONALD C. KLINE, LARRY FLOYD, LARRY SCHWARZ, PHILIP GIORDANO, MARK GRETHEN, JOHN BOLTON, RUSH LIMBAUGH, JOHN BURT, GALEN FOX, BRIAN BLUNDELL, DAN CRANE, EARL KIMMERLING, MARK HARRIS, MERRILL BARTER, JOHN HATHAWAY, JON GRUNSETH, KEVIN COAN, MARK SEIDENSTICKER, MAYOR JOHN GOSEK, DAVID SWARTZ, MICHAEL ALLEN, JOHN CURTIN, KEITH WESTMORELAND, SAM WALLS, JOHN MATTHEWS, LARRY DALE, MARK HARRIS, BOBBY STUMBO, AND NOW DAVID VITTER, SENATOR CRAIG.

THE GOP BEAT GOES ON AND ON. HOW TO PIMP AMERICAN AND ITS YOUNG SHOULD BE THEIR 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY SLOGAN. BROKE AND STILL RAPING AMERICAS YOUNG ANY WAY THEY CAN.

WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT IT, THIS ADMINISTRATION JUST CONTINUES TO COVER UP THE CULTURE OF CORRUPTION IT HAS MANIFESTED AND KEPT QUITE TO ENSURE POLITICAL INFLUENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS ADMINISTRATION KNEW AND CONTINUES TO KNOW ABOUT THIS TYPE OF MALE PORNOGRAPHY AND CHILD RAPE AND USED IT TO MANIPULATE THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. REMEMBER BUSH IS THE DECIDER AND WHEN HE DECIDES HE NEEDS A NEW DISTRACTION, THE PRESS GETS A LITTLE RELEASE OF SEXUAL IMMORTALITY.

YOU TALK ABOUT BEING MOLESTED. WELL I WASN'T IN THE BATHROOM, BUT I FELT MOLESTED JUST THINKING ABOUT SOMEONE PEEPING THROUGH A CRACK OF A MENS STALL, LET ALONE ATTEMPTING TO PLAY FOOTSIES BECAUSE OF MY WIDE SITTING STANCE.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CRIME?
YES, WHAT ABOUT THE CRIME THAT HE ATTESTED TOO? WHO IS GOING TO DEFEND THE LAW.

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE?

Curse those defarious Republicans!

Anything to get Alberto Gonzales off the front page!

I wonder how soon before some neocon hamfists it's view that it's the "Loony Left's" fault for corrupting a conservative GOP...

The Gay Old Pederasts should all resign.

The actions taken by the Republican leadership make sense, but don't go far enough. I recommend level 4 containment for the GOP side of the senate chamber. By now, it should be pretty clear to Republicans that this gay stuff isn't a choice...it's a contagious disease. And while some Democratic senators have built up an immunity by attending gay pride parades, meeting with Barney Frank, or watching La Cage Aux Folles on cable, "family values" Republicans are wide open to infection from the slightest exposure. If they don't take proper precautions now, the Log Cabin Republicans will take over the party!

Eight-year-olds, Dude.

"Senate GOP Leaders Strip Craig Of Power"

The Nascar Party leaders aren't going to accept the "wide stance" excuse?

I love it.

Hmmmm, Larry Craig gets in some legal hotwater and the GOP removes him his committee assignments. Demoncratic Congressman William Jefferson gets caught with $90,000 in his freezer and indictments and he GETS committee posts from the Demoncratic party.
William Murtha is always under a cloud of unethical behavior. Yet the Demoncrats give him high-ranking positions of power.
Yep, the Demoncrats: The party of corruption that rewards corruption!

New paradigms;

Old definition;

GOP = God's Own Party

New definition;

GOP = Gays Own Party

Just another misunderstanding among these raving loonie lefties. Craig has not apologized for anything he did illegal, but for the way he handled the incident. And, as he stated, he is not gay.

So Craig is innocent & has nothing to defend.

Got it?

To RomanB: Yeah! Maybe he ran out of toilet paper and was trying to reach into the stall next door and get some.

You're either naive to believe this crap from Craig OR in complete denial OR so arrogant that you just want to brush aside all the criticism.

Venk,

RomanB be pullin' our legs..

"Hmmmm, Larry Craig gets in some legal hotwater and the GOP removes him his committee assignments. Demoncratic Congressman William Jefferson gets caught with $90,000 in his freezer and indictments and he GETS committee posts from the Demoncratic party."

Jefferson was removed from his committe posts when he was indicted.

Craig has already pled GUILTY.

Nice try at comparing apples and oranges Johnny.

Why haven't the Republican leadership demanded that Vitter from Louisiana also resign? He admitted his guilt as well

Why don't the Repugs demand that Vitter resign also? He admitted he had used the prostitutes.

Seems these are the same guys that tried to cover for Foley. What a difference time makes or elections.

Yep, the Demoncrats: The party of corruption that rewards corruption!

Posted by: John D | August 29, 2007 5:40 PM

J-man you whacky guy. You champion a party (the republicans) fraught with lairs, scoundrels and wretchs. Not to mention staunch anti-homosexual activists who are also, amusingly, big fans of Senator Larry Craig. The latest Republican politician to be caught hitting up dudes in the public restrooms, the gay danger lurking within our nation’s toilet stalls — specifically in the airport restrooms, which of course is where Republican Senator Craig was arrested for soliciting gay sex. Perfect for you and your kind. You nutty Kool-Aid guzzling nut job.

I said it before and I'll say it again. Stay off the pipe!!!

Any Republican calling for Craig's resignation but not David Vitter's is a hypocrite. Ya think the difference is because Idaho has a Republican governor and Louisiana has a Democratic governor? So the Repubs saying Craig should step down but not Vitter can appear to be 'moral' with no political risk. Typical.

Craig certainly should resign, just as
Ted Kennedy did after leaving a young girl to drown in his car; as Barney Frank did after his "housemate" was discovered in
some funky activities; as Pat Leahy did after leaking confidential information on a TV program; as Senator Byrd did after his
KKK connections were revealed; as Bill Clinton did after his boinking of a teenager in the Oral Office...and so on and so forth. That said, Craig really should resign...and it's not too late for Ted Kennedy.

Larry Craig took
The demagog detour
To political power

Then he hit
The hypocrisy highway

Then he ran
The Irony Interchange

Then he milked
The Truthiness Turnaround

The he missed
The Reality Roundabout

Then he cruised
The Lying lay-by

Just,,,, East of Eden.....

Life is a highway ♩
I want to ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I want to drive it all night long ♪

"Ya think the difference is because Idaho has a Republican governor and Louisiana has a Democratic governor? "

You are correct, sir!, or madam.

I hope Larry stays. Believe me, Butch Otter is capable of much worse.

Hey Larry, and Swampies,

Who's coming out song is this?

The words I have to say ♬
May well be simple but they're true
Until you give your love
There's nothing more that we can do

Love is the opening door
Love is what we came here for
No one could offer you more
Do you know what I mean
Have your eyes really seen

You say it's very hard
To leave behind the life we knew
But there's no other way
And now it's really up to you ♪

Love is the key we must turn
Truth is the flame we must burn
Freedom the lesson we must learn
Do you know what I mean
Have your eyes really seen

"So the Repubs saying Craig should step down but not Vitter can appear to be 'moral' with no political risk. Typical.

Posted by: McStubbins | August 29, 2007 7:26 PM"

McS,

It's hard to believe the Republics successfully accuse Liberals of 'moral relativism'.

We hope this is a resignation that follows a resignation from the Senate sooner -- rather than later!

http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2007/08/memorable-quote-senator-larry-craig.html#links

Loons, was David Vitter charged with a crime and plead guilty to a crime?

Halsted you make great points. We can add Gary Condit to not resigning even though the intern he was boinking ended up murdered; Barney Frank and his escort service; Gerry Studds actually having sex with underage male pages; Harry Reid and his shady land deals; Bob Toricelli of New Jersey; Frank Lautenberg of same state; Bob Menendez of same state; Jon Corzine of same state. Sheesh, this could end up being longer than a flight to Mars.

Why haven't the Republican leadership demanded that Vitter from Louisiana also resign? He admitted his guilt as well

Posted by: Kenny | August 29, 2007 6:41 PM

You are mistaken in suggesting that Craig admitted his guilt. He plead guilty to the lesser offense of disorderly conduct - which I believe involved no admission of sexual misconduct or attempted sexual misconduct. Thus, Craig’s plea did not resolve the discrepancies between the factual allegations in the police report and his public denials. Craig has publicly denied any wrongdoing, and by further claiming he made a mistake in pleading guilty to even the lesser offense. He has even said he is now going to get an attorney to try to undo that mistake. I hardly call that admitting guilt. Far from it.

I can’t honestly tell you where the truth is in the case against Senator Craig. It is conceivable that he is actually not guilty of any attempted sexual misconduct. His guilty plead didn’t admit any such thing, the undercover officer’s version was never tested in court by confrontation and cross-examination, Craig never testified under oath to his version of the events, and no trier of fact resolved the factual conflict or rendered a verdict. Thus the necessary truth-testing process never occurred. Craig might actually be not guilty of cruising the bathroom for a score. We may yet see these facts resolved in some forum one way or another.

On the other hand, Vitter admitted everything he was good for. He really did come clean. No one has suggested that he didn't admit to all wrongdoing. Vitter's willingness to admit his wrongdoing is certainly some indication that he has a few honest brain cells left. In contrast, if Craig really is guilty, the same could never be said for him. That might be the difference upon which GOP Senators are basing their decision to strip Craig of important committee assignments. If he is not guilty, however, their actions would be rather unfair.

Here something else that Mitty Romney is going to "flip-flop" on in the near future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2b1N74bQUE

Yes, I'm pulling your leg. I just don't want to do that in a bathroom stall. I don't need to be apologizing for any "incidences" or "clouds".

Contrary to John W's parsing, the reason the Repugs are all after Craig to resign and not Vitter is very simple: Vitter's replacement would be nominated by a Democratic governor whereas Craig could be replaced by a Republican. It's that simple.

Additionally, last time I checked prostitution is a crime and that includes the patrons of prostitutes. Any HONEST prosecutor would be seeking an indictment against him right now. Unfortunately, the Justice Dept. is completely corrupted by this misadministration. Vitter is just as bad as Craig.

Yep, the Demoncrats: The party of corruption that rewards corruption!

Posted by: John D | August 29, 2007 5:40 PM

Cute little John D, why don't you bring Bruce, Craig and all your simple minded little friends to the bathroom. Don't forget your tap-dancing shoes. I might just vote republican if you guys make nice. Well that would be a stretch. Silly rabbit!

"was David Vitter charged with a crime and plead guilty to a crime?"

-- Having sex with a New Orleans prostitute for months is not a crime. Having sex with a Washington DC prostitute is not a crime. He's a hypocrite who called for President Clinton to resign for getting BJs from Monica, yet Vitter REFUSED TO RESIGN after being exposed as an adulterer. BTW, doesn't that violate some Commandment? #6 I think. Aren't Republics always saying how "God's laws" supersede Man's laws?

"We can add Gary Condit to not resigning even though the intern he was boinking ended up murdered"

-- And if you have ANY PROOF that he was involved in it, I'm sure the Justice Dept. would love to see it.

"Barney Frank and his escort service"

-- Barney Frank had NO INVOLVEMENT with it; it was run by his live-in companion (who, BTW, was arrested, tried, convicted and jailed for it).

"Gerry Studds actually having sex with underage male pages"

-- Who were of legal age of consent at the time; however, plenty of people then and now called for him to resign. He refused. Nor were the Republicans able to field a candidate that could beat him in the elections following his being censured in Congress.

"Harry Reid and his shady land deals"

-- If you demand that Reid resign over land deals, to avoid being a hypocrite you should call for Hastert's resignation too. Funny, I haven't read you doing so. You still have time to make amends on this.

"Bob Toricelli of New Jersey"

-- What has he been found guilty of in a court of law?

"Frank Lautenberg of same state"

-- Again, what has he been found guilty of in a court of law?

"Bob Menendez of same state"

-- Again, what has he been found guilty of in a court of law?

"Jon Corzine of same state."

-- Again, what has he been found guilty of in a court of law?

Craig should show up with a male escort at the RNC and mug for all of the tv networks.

Less we forget...other Repubs with problems:
Bernard Kerik (the almost-head of Homeland Security) - Three failed marriages, simultaneous affairs, political corruption
Jim Bakker – adultery
Jimmy Swaggart – adultery
Bob Dole - adultery
Ann Coulter – “Let’s say I go out every night, I meet a guy have sex with him. Good for me. I’m not married.” Rivera Live
Helen Chenoweth (R – Idaho) – serial adultery
Sue Myrick (R- N.C.) - adultery
Henry Hyde – adultery
Bob Barr – adultery
Dan Burton – adultery
Bob Livingstone – adultery
Bob Packwood – sexual harassment
Steve Symms – (R- Idaho) – serial adultery
Newt Gingrich – adultery
Beverly Russell – (S. Carolina) – child molestation
Jim Bunn – (R – Oregon) – adultery
Jim Nussle – (R – Iowa) – adultery
Joe Scarborough – (R- Florida) – adultery
John McLaughlin – sexual harassment
Tim Hutchinson (R – Arkansas) – adultery
Rudy Giuliani –adultery
George Roche III – adultery with his son’s wife
Earl Kimmerling – child molestation
Mike Trout – adultery
Mike Bowers – adultery
Richard Delgaudio - (he brought us Paula Jones) – child pornography
Ken Calvert – arrested for engaging with a prostitute
Matt Glavin – homosexual indecent exposure
Deal Hudson – sexual harassment of a female student
Edward L. Schrock (R-Va.) – married but solicited sex from male homosexual
Philip Giordano – sexual child abuse
Randal David Ankeney – attempted sexual assault on a child
Robert Bauman – homosexual sex with a minor
John Hathaway – sex with a minor
Stephen White – soliciting a 14 year old boy
Jon Matthews – indecency with a child
Earl “Butch” Kimmerling – child molestation
Paul Ingram – incest
Andrew Buhr – sodomy with a 12 year old boy
Keith Westmoreland – indecency with minors
John Allen Burt – molesting a minor
Parker J. Bena – child pornography
Larry Jack Schwarz – child pornography
Robin Vanderwall – soliciting sex with minors of both sexes
Marty Glickman – unlawful sexual activity with a minor
Dan Crane – sex with a minor (a Congressional page)
Donald “Buz” Lukens – sex with a minor
First Lady Laura Bush - Manslaughter
Vice President Dick Cheney - Draft dodger
Entertainer Rush Limbaugh - Drug abuse
Entertainer Bill O'Reilly - Sexual harassment
Outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft - Draft dodger
CA Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger - Serial groping, sexual harassment, drug abuse
Former South Dakota Gov Bill Janklow - Manslaughter
Former Drug Czar Bill Bennett - Gambling addiction
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert - Draft dodger
Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey - Draft dodger
House Majority Leader Tom Delay - Draft dodger
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist - Cruelty to animals
Rep. David Dreier - Closeted gay who supports anti-gay policies
Rep. Mark Foley - Closeted gay who supports anti-gay policies
Prospective RNC Head Ken Mehlman - Closeted gay who supports anti-gay policies
TV evangelist Paul Crouch - Closeted gay who supports anti-gay policies, accused of bilking flock...
Rep. Richard Curtis, of La Center, said that while he believes he's done a lot of good during his time in the Legislature, "events that have recently come to light have hurt a lot of people." Republican state legislator who repeatedly voted against gay rights measures resigned his seat Wednesday amid revelations he had sex with a man he met at an erotic video store while in Spokane on a GOP retreat.