Sen. Craig will be forced to resign.
Really? He skated the first time. Deja vu all over again:
On June 11, 2007, Senator Craig was arrested at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport on suspicion of lewd conduct. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct on August 8, 2007, in a Hennepin County, Minnesota court.[22] He paid $575 including fines and fees and was given one year of unsupervised probation. A 10-day jail sentence was stayed.[23][24] According to Roll Call, the arresting officer sat in a bathroom stall as part of an undercover operation investigating previous reports of sexual activity in the bathroom. After about 13 minutes of sitting in the stall, he observed Craig linger outside and frequently peek through the stall's door crack at him. Craig then entered the stall next to his. The officer filed the following in his report of the incident as to what happened next:
At 1216 hours, Craig tapped his right foot. I recognized this as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct. Craig tapped his toes several times and moves his foot closer to my foot.... The presence of others did not seem to deter Craig as he moved his right foot so that it touched the side of my left foot which was within my stall area. Craig then proceeded to swipe his hand under the stall divider several times.[25]
Craig stated "that he has a wide stance when going to the bathroom and that his foot may have touched mine," the arrest report states. Craig also told the arresting officer that he reached down with his right hand to pick up a piece of paper that was on the floor. "It should be noted that there was not a piece of paper on the bathroom floor, nor did Craig pick up a piece of paper," the arresting officer said in the report.
According to the police report, at one point Craig handed the plainclothes sergeant who arrested him a business card that identified him as a U.S. Senator and said, "What do you think about that?"[26]
In a press release on his website, Craig said that the officer misconstrued his actions, that he was not involved in any inappropriate conduct, and had failed to seek legal counsel: "In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously."[27]
As a result of this arrest, the Senator has removed himself from his role in Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.[24]
The full arrest report can be read here.
In a press release on his website, Craig said that the officer misconstrued his actions, that he was not involved in any inappropriate conduct, and had failed to seek legal counsel: "In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously."[28]
As a result of this arrest, the Senator has removed himself from his role in Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.[24] In an interview, Romney said of Craig, "Hes disappointed the American people."[29]
In an August 28, 2007, Wall Street Journal, James Taranto, recently noted in an opinion piece that the recent "outing" of Sen. Craig and calls of his hypocrisy by all sides appear to be fueling more anti-gay hyesteria than understading his predicament, with Mitt Romney, calling Craig's actions "disgusting.". As Taranto noted "To single out those who are for special vituperation is itself a form of antigay prejudice. Liberals pride themselves on their compassion, but often are unwilling to extend it to those with whose politics they disagree." And so, whatever Mr. Craigs political policies are, Taranto appears to be saying that the only ones getting hurt are gay people. Likewise, he notes "But there is nothing hypocritical about someone who is homosexual, believes homosexuality is wrong, and keeps his homosexuality under wraps. To the contrary, he is acting consistent with his beliefs. If he has furtive encounters in men's rooms, that is an act of weakness, not hypocrisy."[30]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Craig
