Craig Faces U.S. Senate Censure, Not Expulsion, Brownback Says

[maddezmom]

Source: Bloomberg

Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Republican Senator Larry Craig, who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a sex sting in a men's bathroom, will likely be censured, not expelled by his fellow lawmakers, said Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican.

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``I think there's a good chance'' Craig will be censured, ``but expulsion seems to me probably unlikely,'' said Brownback, 51, a social conservative who opposes abortion and gay marriage. ``It's a misdemeanor crime. If you look at that in the history of things, it's unlikely that would lead to'' expulsion.

Craig, 62, said yesterday that he would serve out his term and try to clear his name after a judge rejected his bid to withdraw his guilty plea in the June incident.

Brownback said the Senate should similarly condemn Republican Senator David Vitter, who publicly apologized in July after his phone number was linked to a Washington escort service.

``I think you could see something like that taking place,'' he said. ``If you look at the actual crime itself and the discussion across the country -- and as a Republican -- this is bad.''



Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a1eg59WEkBL4

[BOSSHOG]

1. You go brownback. You keep craig and vitter attached

The family values conservative values twins.

[rodeodance]

2. Feingold tried to get Senate to censure Bush for serious lies. but they are

-or might think of censuring craig?-----

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. Larry Craig for President!

[Mend]

8. I think "Vice" president would be more fitting....

[Carrieyazel]

4. There's no way they could expel him. Wasn't accused of gross misconduct or convicted of a felony.

They need 67 votes. They won't get it.

[Neshanic]

5. OOOH! Please let it be let it be censure. He's been a bad, bad , naughty boy!

[Bitwit1234]

6. So Craig was arrested and plead guilty.

And he isn't even being kicked out of the senate. But they impeached a president for a consenual sex act with the opposite sex. Damn if he had know he would have had sex with a member of the same sex. Republicans think that's OK.

[Jackpine Radical]

9. No blue dress.

You can't get serious about this stuff unless there's a blue dress with semen stains.

[Hulk]

7. These repug hypocrites need to give it up and move on....

[truthisfreedom]

10. No, we need a fight! We need Craig to stay in the limelight for the next 12 months!

We need him to fight censure loudly and stay in the news! He's the GOP posterboy!

[Nutmegger]

11. The Bush Inc thugs are the ones who should be censured. [n\t]

[Judi Lynn]

12. Maintain your stance, Larry!

All the better sorts do it!

[jwirr]

13. How many pug senators can resign before we have a workable

majority?

[Judi Lynn]

15. This Wikipedia article may be useful:

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The current composition of the Senate, going into the 2008 election, consists of 49 Republicans, 49 Democrats, and two independents (Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who both caucus with Democrats). Of the seats up for election in 2008, 22 are held by Republicans and 12 by Democrats.<1>.

1 Predictions
2 Races
2.1 Retirements
2.1.1 Wayne Allard (R) of Colorado
2.1.2 Larry Craig (R) of Idaho
2.1.3 Chuck Hagel (R) of Nebraska
2.1.4 Pete Domenici (R) of New Mexico
2.1.5 John Warner (R) of Virginia

2.2 Possible retirements
2.2.1 Joe Biden (D) of Delaware
2.2.2 Ted Stevens (R) of Alaska

2.3 Democratic incumbent races
2.3.1 Mark Pryor of Arkansas
2.3.2 Dick Durbin of Illinois
2.3.3 Tom Harkin of Iowa
2.3.4 Mary Landrieu of Louisiana
2.3.5 John Kerry of Massachusetts
2.3.6 Carl Levin of Michigan
2.3.7 Max Baucus of Montana
2.3.8 Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey
2.3.9 Jack Reed of Rhode Island
2.3.10 Tim Johnson of South Dakota
2.3.11 Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia
2.4 Republican incumbent races
2.4.1 Jeff Sessions of Alabama
2.4.2 Saxby Chambliss of Georgia
2.4.3 Pat Roberts of Kansas
2.4.4 Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
2.4.5 Susan Collins of Maine
2.4.6 Norm Coleman of Minnesota
2.4.7 Thad Cochran of Mississippi
2.4.8 John Sununu of New Hampshire
2.4.9 Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina
2.4.10 Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma
2.4.11 Gordon Smith of Oregon
2.4.12 Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
2.4.13 Lamar Alexander of Tennessee
2.4.14 John Cornyn of Texas
2.4.15 John Barrasso of Wyoming
2.4.16 Michael Enzi of Wyoming
(snip/...)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_2008

(There's a chart beneath the one posted which gives a look at the states and level of support for their incumbent 2008 election candidates.)

Isn't the magic number "67" for a veto-proof majority?

[leftist_not_liberal]

14. He faces more than that -

Alleged Haggard Escort: 'Sen. Craig Visited Me'
By Nathan Baca
NewsChannel 3

The male escort responsible for the downfall of Christian evangelist leader Ted Haggard is now alleging that embattled Senator Larry Craig also came to see him.

While promoting his new book during a radio interview with KNWQ-AM in Palm Springs Wednesday night, Mike Jones hesitated from making the allegation on the air.

Management for the radio station says Jones told them he would reveal something about Idaho Senator Larry Craig on the "Bulldog Bill Feingold Show."

While he hesitated doing so on the air, a NewsChannel 3 camera was rolling when he made the accusation during a commercial break.

Feingold asked whether the Senator had seen Jones in a hotel room.

Jones responded, "No, he came to see me."

Jones then added, "His travel records to Denver have been documented. That's what I wanted to say."

http://www.kesq.com/global/story.asp?s=7171888

[BornagainDUer]

16. Keep fightin' em Larry, were pulling for you here at DU.

We even make up songs and such.