Fellow Republicans Denounce Craig’s Decision

[babylonsister]

Fellow Republicans Denounce Craig’s Decision
By CQ Staff | 7:00 AM; Oct. 05, 2007 |

By Bart Jansen, CQ Staff

Republicans indicated Thursday that they plan to make life in the Senate uncomfortable for Larry E. Craig.

After the Idaho senator announced his determination to remain in office, fellow Republicans raised the possibility of ejecting him from committees and holding public ethics hearings.

“This gets real now,” a Republican aide said. “I think a lot of people waited — gave him the benefit of the doubt until the judge ruled.”

Craig put his colleagues in a political bind Thursday when he did an about-face and said he would stay in office for the rest of the 110th Congress despite a judge’s refusal to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea in a restroom sex sting.

“I will continue my effort to clear my name in the Senate Ethics Committee — something that is not possible if I am not serving in the Senate,” Craig said.

Republican Senate leaders plan to confer during the chamber’s Columbus Day recess about how to cope with Craig’s decision. The consultations could result in his ejection from all of his committee assignments. Craig had already relinquished his status as ranking Republican on one committee and two subcommittees.

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[rocktivity]

1. What I think he's doing is using Vitter as leverage

The Rethugs can't question his ethics unless they question Vitter's, too. And if Vitter goes, he will be replaced with a democrat.

:headbang:
rocknation

[KKKarl is an idiot]

2. Typical republican tripe

They do nothing about Vitter when he confessed to seeing prostitutes. But just let one man try to have a relationship with another man & it is Sodom & Gomorrah. But it is not God who is angry with Graig it is the republicans. I have no idea what religion they are because the Christianity I know lets God be the judge.

[NC_Nurse]

3. This continues to be very amusing...

bunch of hypocrites. }(

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Ahhh...sweet schadenfreude!

All the sweeter, condidering the likelihood of public hearings that may well generate some memorable TV moments.

[Grandrose]

5. Your usual Repub!

They know no bounds....arrogant, selfish, entitled and ego driven!:eyes:

[L. Coyote]

6. Bush to Craig, "We need a distraction, too many subpoenas."

[rurallib]

7. Go Larry. You were elected, Don't let the bullies win

David Vitter and Patrick McHenry are on your side. You are now the face of the GOP!