CNN: Craig Will Quit Soon
Several well-placed GOP sources in Washington and Idaho have told CNN that embattled Republican Sen. Larry Craig is likely to resign soon, possibly as early as Friday.
A GOP source with knowledge of the situation told CNN’s Dana Bash that the Republican National Committee was poised to take the extraordinary step of calling on Craig to resign.
However, that move was put on hold, the source said, because top party leaders have received indications that Craig himself is preparing to step down.
Sources have confirmed that high-level meetings on the matter were being conducted in Idaho on Thursday.
Craig has been under pressure to quit since news surfaced this week that he was arrested in June at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and later pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge.
The following is NOT a joke or meant as a pun. But if Craig did run, no matter what it would be poison for the GOP. And (not meant as a joke) you can just see the graffiti or handwritten sign from some of his opponents: “Craig Sucks.” It would have been a brutal campaign with the whispering campaign the worst part of it and Craig and the GOP would come out a lot more battered than if he looked for an exit, got out and let another GOPer make the race — a race the GOP would normally be expected to win.
See the late night comedians’ jokes below. Late night jokes always reflect developing conventional wisdom. And if you read the full list it’s clear he’d be a boon more to the comedians than to GOPers in Ohio.
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4 Responses to “CNN: Craig Will Quit Soon”
Errm, I suppose you mean Idaho, right?
Rumor: Perverted Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) To Resign Soon…
Of course, everybody’s following this one. While it’s a fairly normal occurance these days for a high-ranking Washington politician to engage in perverted and criminal activities, it’s not every day one of them just quietly admits hi…
Craig’s alleged indiscretions are definitely problematic for the GOPers with the Presidential election approaching. This is owing primarily to their campaigning so heavily in recent past on moral issues and, whether intentionally or by default, giving voters the impression the GOP candidates are more moral than candidates from other parties. The greatest public relations challenge for the party may now be how to spin the appearance of hypocrisy as the voting public realizes that GOP candidates are human, and just as prone to “sin” as are candidates from other parties. Expect dramatic and prompt political action by the party in an attempt to distance itself from Craig. One question that isn’t being asked is whether Craig is really guilty – what if he’s telling the truth?
Craig pled guilty after months of thinking about it. He had access to the best lawyers, but chose not to consult one. Under those circumstances, I highly doubt that he would have made the choices that he did if he were innocent. More likely, he thought if he paid the fine, the whole thing would just go away, as the arresting officer had promised not to go to the media. And no one would have known if Roll Call hadn’t broken the story, followed by the article in the Idaho Statesman.