Senator Craig withdraws from Romney campaign role

[DemocratSinceBirth]

US Senator Larry Craig resigned tonight as Senate co-chairman for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, within hours after news broke of Craig's guilty plea to disorderly conduct after an incident in a men's bathroom.

"Senator Craig has stepped down from his role with the campaign. He did not want to be a distraction and we accept his decision," Romney's campaign said in a statement.

The Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call reported today that Craig pleaded guilty earlier this month to a charge of disorderly conduct after he was arrested in June at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men's public bathroom.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2007/08/senator_craig_w.html

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

1. MmmmHmmm, that's right Senator. Let me guess.

You're against gay marriage. MKJ

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. What a guy! Such character! He didn't want to be a distraction. Isn't that sweet?

:eyes:

[More Than A Feeling]

3. ...

[DS1]

4. In other news, Guiliani sighted buying toilet plunger in Oklahoma Wal*Mart

[JackBeck]

5. In his feeble attempt at revisionist history.

Wonder if Louima will come back to haunt him during the campaign.

[youngdem]

6. What was his role in the campaign? (Please tell me he was in charge of polls)

Or perhaps Romney's 'crack investigative team'?

Was he Romney's 'Number 2' man?

[AlCzervik]

7. how long til her finds Jesus?

[Virginia Dare]

8. No doubt he'll be attending Dobson's re-education camp..n/t

[debbierlus]

9. OHHHH too SWEET- Romney's man...

Frosting on the cake!

[brentspeak]

10. I would have thought he was working for McCain

Given that it seems half of McCain's campaign aides have gotten themselves embroiled in sex scandals.

[Babsbrain]

11. That makes two

First, Alan Fabian is booted...Romney's National Finance Manager was indicted this month on defrauding of $32 million, money laundering, etc. etc. There is a lot more of Fabian to come out.

Doesn't Mitt do a background check? Fabian did his dirty deeds over two years ago and it was public knowledge.

[bobthedrummer]

12. "withdraws" and wipes off DNA evidence...