It's Over -- Larry Craig Makes Resignation Official

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By Greg Sargent - September 1, 2007, 12:43PM

It's done -- Larry Craig has made his resignation official at a press conference in Idaho.

Surrounded by family members and Republican officials, Craig somberly read the following statement into a microphone just moments ago:

What is best for Idaho has always been the focus of my efforts, and it is no different today. To Idahoans I represent, to my staff, my Senate colleagues, but most importantly to my wife and my family, I apologize for what I have caused. I am deeply sorry. I have little control over what people will choose to believe, but clearly my name is important to me, and my family is so very important also.
Having said that, to pursue my legal options as I continue to serve Idaho would be an unwanted and unfair distraction of my job and for my Senate colleagues. These are serious times of war and of conflict, times that deserve the Senate's and the full nation's attention. There are many challenges facing Idaho that I am currently involved in, and the people of Idaho deserve a senator who can devote 100% of his time and effort to the critical issues of our state and of our nation.

Therefore, it is with sadness and deep regret that I announce that it is my intent to resign from the Senate, effective September 30th.


Craig didn't address the charges against him, though his office will apparently be releasing a more detailed written statement later this afternoon.

His replacement is already waiting in the wings. Governor Butch Otter has reportedly tapped Lt. Governor Jim Risch to be appointed to the seat.

An incredibly rapid downfall for a man who, as recently as last Monday, when the story first broke, was a senior Senator with powerful committee slots who'd managed to keep his apparent double life under wraps for many years. Less than a week later, after an extraordinary pressure campaign from members of his own party intent on dislodging him and putting an end to the story, it all comes to a humiliating end.

Late Update: CNN reports that one of its reporters got the chance to ask Crag as he made his way back to his car if he stood by his claim of innocence.

"Absolutely," he said, adding: "We'll be fighting this like hell."

Denying it until the last.

If he's innocent, why shouldn't he?

But why did he say "NO!" to the cop at the time of the arrest? If he really didn't do anything, or know about anything, why not "What the HECK??" or something? No, he just went along with the cop and lied to the cop and then, after he pled guilty he pled innocent. . he was for the plea before he was against the plea?


you know, now, every time I hear someone say "God Hates Fags" or "Gays are disgusting creatures" I am just going to chalk it up to the old Shakespeare line:

"Methinks he doth protest too much" and just automatically think that he is a closeted queer

and feel real pity he hates himself so much that he belongs to a party that reviles himself and those like him who are just the way God made them.

but you don't read replies to your posts, JonnyBGoode. . .and now I am wondering why. . .


Merle

I think the Republicans have ridden this gay bashing horse about as far as it will go. The conservatives have won a lot of elections based on homophobia, and now it's coming back to haunt them.
Maybe there is something to Karma, after all.

I don't see why he just didn't say 'OK, i'm gay, I was cruising for sex in a public bathroom, and i'm sorry'... he was only charged with disturbing the peace, no felony... if he'd just admitted it and gone on with his day nobody would have noticed...

He initially did plead guilty to disorderly conduct. According to the torch-wielding mob, his big mistake was then changing his plea. That, and tapping his feet in public.

SPEW ALERT! FOLLOWING POST HAS GRAPHIC CONTENT:
actually, the Washington DC motto is 'don't get caught with a dead girl or a live boy' because that is the end of a career. Senator Vitter (or Vitter the shitter because he is into diaper sex with prostitutes) got a standing ovation when his wife forgave him and he admitted to breaking the law of sex with a prostitute. I suppose that got the mob ready to make their torches, but they didn't light them and walk menacingly towards the Senate Chamber until Senator Craig showed up.

I don't think Larry Craig is going to last until September 30th.
If something comes up between now & September 30th, then that could hasten his resignation.

Like...more public foot tapping?

Nah...like Sen. Craig will admit to anonymous gay sex?