Spokesman says Craig will resign

[doxieone]

Source: MSNBC

Just now on TV

Per MSNBC: on AP: Spokesman for Larry Craig says Senator will resign as planned.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17152243/

[Maeve]

1. So we assume he finally is joining the reality-based community? eom

[mikelgb]

2. can't wait for the 'breaking' news tomorrow

[caligirl]

3. McConnell must have threatened him in some way or gave him something he wanted, pictures?

[NaturalHigh]

4. It's about time.

What kind of dream world is this guy living in? His own party wants him gone.

[TwilightGardener]

5. The Senate Ethics committee was going to drag out all of his

dirty laundry--I guess he finally realized that. He really pissed the GOPers off, and now they're out for his blood.

[valerief]

6. I guess resigning beats a bullet in the temple. nt

[VP505]

17. That might

be next, self inflicted of course.

[valerief]

34. Naw, he wouldn't do that. It would be ordered by someone concerned about the GOP party. nt

[Newsjock]

7. From AP: 'All but certain'

AP: Sen. Larry Craig's spokesman says the senator is all but certain to stick with his decision to resign from the Senate.

'all but certain' leaves plenty of wiggle room.

[Kablooie]

8. No. He just said he WON'T resign. No. He WILL resign. No. He WON'T resign.

At least Republicans aren't flip floppers.

[havocmom]

13. Larry Craig: Flip Flopper of the Day!

Can we arrange that he is greeted by throngs of people in Hawaiian print shirts waving flipy-floppy slippers if he makes anymore declarations?

[goclark]

47. Flip Flapper and Toe Tapper

on that bathroom floor

[Auntie Bush]

48. How can you tap when you have a wide stance? Impossible?

Or, how can you tap while bending over picking toilet paper off the floor?

[havocmom]

9. Hearing my mom singing: First ya say ya will, & then ya won't . Then ya say ya do & then ya don't'

Wonder what else whoever it was who leaked the story threatened him with. <----how's THAT for a bad phrase?

[dipsydoodle]

The tune is called

"Undecided".................lol.

[havocmom]

32. I KNOW the title. I hear her singing the words!

Momma and dad - both musicians of the Swing Era. I learned to sing by singing along with Ella, Sassy and Dakota LPs. Gads, I am OLD! ;)

[dipsydoodle]

36. You're lucky to have had such parents

I make with do with 500 or so CDs of Swing Music. I'm off out dancing now believe it or not hence the lindy in edwardlindy. :):hi:

[havocmom]

38. The lindy! Cool!

In photos from her dancing days, even in a group of 30 lovely dancers, you could pick my momma outta the crowd just by her gams!

[durrrty libby]

10. Wow what a flip-flopper

[Buzz Clik]

11. Pardon me while I don't hold my breath.

This guy changes his mind more frequently than he changes his socks.

[radfringe]

26. more frequently than he changes his socks

UMMM... wouldn't that be more frequently than he changes his underwear?

:evilgrin:

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Until he says tomorrow that he won't resign. Talk about flip-floppers!

[partylessinOhio]

14. Excuse me -

:hi: over here-

Since when is "almost certain" BREAKING NEWS?

:shrug:

[Cha]

15. Too bad..he won't be around as

a reminder of repuke family values. I know I know the people of Idaho are better off. I'm sure the bushits want his ass outta there.

[Greyskye]

16. Is he done beating around the bush?

Oh. Wait. That was no bush...

[maxrandb]

18. Perhaps his daughter having an arrest warrant

helped him change his mind. Damn! I hope he fights it.

Don't give in Larry. Keep up the fight.

[Jim__]

19. How's this for mush:

From MSNBC:

"The most likely scenario, by far, is that by October there will be a new senator from Idaho," Craig spokesman Dan Whiting told the Associated Press.

The only circumstances in which Craig might try to complete his term, Whiting said, would require the overturning by Sept. 30 of his conviction for disorderly conduct in a men's room at the Minneapolis airport, as well as Senate GOP leaders' agreement to restore Craig's committee leaderships posts taken away this week.

[niceypoo]

20. The damage is done.....which ferverantly anti-gay, closeted gay republican will be caught next?

It's funny, and sad in a way, watching them eating their own. Will, "Mitch the bitch," McConnel get caught wearing his ass-less leather chaps anytime soon? Stay tuned.

[rocktivity]

21. I don't think it helped that his daughter had an outstanding warrant

for contempt of court on charges of unlawful entry and malicious injury to property. Until VERY recently, her pic was on a local sheriff's web site! But it's gone now, so I suppose the $500 bond has been fulfilled. I guess covering up arrests is something that runs in the family!

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[saracat]

27. It must be "learned ".behavior as she is not his biological child!

Nome of his children are "his'.He was married at 38, after the rumours of fooling around with pages surfaced , to a woman with three children he "adopted".

[disndat]

28. That reminds me

The Chief Justice also has children from his marriage. Hmmm.

[saracat]

29. That point has been mentioned as well.Not that adooptions are suspect in most cases.

What is odd about the Cheif Jutice is his wife was still young and they went out of their way to adopt "irish " children who were blonde and blue eyed and who are biologicaly related. they are actual siblings.And they went to another country to do so.American ofphans weren't up to snuff for cosmetic reasons I suppose.Lord forbid they should adopt a "mixed" child! The children had to be useful as "props apparently! God I hope for the kids sake this is wrong!But ,in the Roberts case, this just looks weird.Not adopting but how they did it!

[LibertyLover]

45. Actually the Roberts children are not related

by blood, just by adoption. They are indeed Irish however. The Roberts' married in 1996 when both were in their 40s, granted not too young to still have had a biologic child, unless his wife, or he, already knew there were fertility issues, but not young either. What I find interesting is that they were able to adopt from Ireland. When my husband and I were beginning our adoption research, I checked on Ireland (my paternal grandparents emigrated from County Roscommon and my mother's people, although much earlier immigrants, came from County Meath and my husband's father's side of the family was from Ireland as well) and at the time (2001 or there abouts) it was extremely difficult to adopt internationally from there. We adopted our daughter from China. For many reasons, a US adoption was not possible for us.

[saracat]

49. Really? I could have sworn I read that they were natural siblings.Good to know.

[rocktivity]

46. Hmmmm yourself

I've been thinking that "unlawful entry and malicious injury to property" has a very "woman scorned"-ish ring to it...

:think:
rocknation

[rocktivity]

50. I was right--Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smelled the blood of a woman scorned!

She forced her way into what appears to be her ex-husband's house and tore up some photos! (link)

:bounce:
rocknation

[rocktivity]

33. Well, traits ARE either learned or inherited, LOL

I remember that from high school biology.

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[saracat]

37. Very true .LOL!

[funkybutt]

22. Awww..

I was hoping for another week of this.

:shrug:

[Magleetis]

23. I guess

the airport boycott didn't work.

:rofl:

[gasperc]

24. backing up bus not working, beat him with the muffler

look, get the message, your clouding the surge is working blizzard go fuck whoever, whatever you want, just...go...away

[kestrel91316]

25. Oh, ok. Sure.......but what about tomorrow? (cue soundtrack from musical "Annie")

[PianoBlack]

30. Wow

Saw this one coming. Everyone is bailing out left and right for one reason or another. I am so happy I could cry.

[VaYallaDawg]

31. I love Slate magazine's headline on it - Stall Tactics. n/t

[0007]

35. Larry's got the GOP right where he wants em. Please don't

resign Larry we need ya for a laugh.

[rodeodance]

39. Sen. Craig likely to leave, aide says

Source: ap




http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_go_co/craig_senate;_ylt=AmBO67v_vbbloqTsws01U9Ws0NUE

Sen. Craig likely to leave, aide says

By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Writer 7 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Sen. Larry Craig has all but dropped any notion of trying to complete his term, and is focused on helping Idaho send a new senator to Washington within a few weeks, his top spokesman said Thursday.


"The most likely scenario, by far, is that by October there will be a new senator from Idaho," Craig spokesman Dan Whiting told the Associated Press.

The only circumstances in which Craig might try to complete his term, Whiting said, would require a prompt overturning of his conviction for disorderly conduct in a men's room at the Minneapolis airport, as well as Senate GOP leaders' agreement to restore Craig's committee leaderships posts taken away this week.

Those scenarios are unlikely, Whiting said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_go_co/craig_senate;_ylt=AmBO67v_vbbloqTsws01U9Ws0NUE

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I think he sent up a trial ballon that other day and it went SPLAT.

[The Count]

40. One cannot goose step to one's own drum...sigh...

[zippy890]

41. 'likely'; 'most likely'; 'has all but dropped any notion..."

hmmm, is this another 'head fake' as Tweety put it on his show last night? Craig makes noise like he's going to resign to get the GOP dogs off his heels, but leaves room to come back and say he's decided to stay.

:popcorn:

[meowomon]

42. Flippity Flip Flop Flip

Maybe he'll hold another news conference and tell us that he really is Gay, but he's goin to homosexual's anonymous to become an ex-Gay.

[Mz Pip]

43. What a tease!

C'mon Larry, don't keep us all on the edges of our seats. ;-)

Mz Pip
:dem:

[emilyg]

44. As-theCraig-Turns