AlohaGuy said:
Once upon a plane ride dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,

Heh.

Methinks you’re ranting & “raven” there.

…
Open here I flung the stall door, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately Senator of the saintly days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, picked the TP off the floor -
Then took a stance upon a bust of Pallas just above the restroom floor -
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
…
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Senators whose foot-falls tapped on the tufted floor.
`Wretch,’ I cried, `thy Party hath lent thee – by these airlines they hast sent thee
Respite – respite and nepenthe from thy tapping on the floor!
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this tapping on the floor!’
Quoth the Senator, `Nevermore.’

……

On September 5th, 2007 at 8:24 am, BOB said:
Toe tapping and a hand visible under the stall does seem a bit weak on proof of anything. Maybe he tapped his foot because he has, “restless leg syndrome”, and his hand was observed whn he reached down to pick up a stray sheet of toilet paper?

I still think he should step down…but where is the crime?

When it is a public office, there IS still a SMALL MINUTE TEENSY WEENSY LITTLE BITTY issue of ETHICS!!! INTEGRITY!!! FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS!!!

At least in the minds of a FEW people.

Arlen Spectre is always and ever more, such a total phryqueing moron.

Do they imagine they’ll gain some Moderate votes from the DIM party to make up for all the Conservatives they are driving out?

swj719AWG said:
I’m fairly confident that the prosecutors will, in a fit of pique from having had his prior plea tossed out – pull out all the stops and try and throw every book they can get their hands on.

I dunno, swj – my thinkin’ is kinda the opposite; if the police had a solid case against Craig in the first place, they would’ve have charged him with what they where looking for – some sex crime or another since that’s a much more serious offense.

I’d compare it to setting up a sting to bust a coke dealer but only having enough evidence to arrest an alleged dealer for the two joints he had in his pocket.

So I’m of a mind it would be a gamble for Craig but it would also be a gamble for the police/courts. Obviously Craig has more to lose in that equation.

I don’t think he would even do it unless his atty recommended it as a reasonably safe bet to take.

Too, if it would involve a jury trial, Craig’s chances would be even better. Minneapolis juries are commonly not police-friendly and tend to be quite liberal.

I believe Arlen Specter’s legal take on this has merit. It probably wouldn’t politically be a wise move, though. At least in the short term.

That’s not speaking fondly of Specter the man or the Senator, just that his analysis of the legal aspects of this case seem well-founded.

Fake resignation speech (“intend to resign”) – well, not really – while his poor wife stands there humiliated. Ugh.

I did catch Rush’s opening monologue, he did say that if Craig said he was going to resign, then he needs to resign. But he did maintain that the GOP are too anxious to get rid of him.

Glenn Beck said roughly the same thing in his closing monologue today as well, that we have no chance of winning in 2008 if we treat this as another Foley, and throw Craig ‘under the bus’ again. Beck said the reason we lost in 06 wasn’t because of Foley, it was open borders, spending like drunk sailors etc.

Ok fine, then Rush, Glenn, what would you precisely like to have the GOP do with Craig? Wipe our hands and give a hearty, “well, s#$! happens, so let’s let bygones be bygones!” Tell me what should have been done then.

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On September 5th, 2007 at 11:04 am, purplepeep said:
The flip side, Mike, is the liberals and the media will yell the same day & night if Craig had to go while Vitter (and/or others) are allowed to stay

Exactly. We get to pick our poison. Thanks Larry!
Curious to hear Rush’s take today.

On the other hand, being found guilty in court would be much worse for him then his current legal situation. Dunno if he’s willing to take that chance.

Exactly. He plead because it was the pragmatic thing to do. If he actualy manages to reverse the plea, and goes to trial, I’m fairly confident that the prosecutors will, in a fit of pique from having had his prior plea tossed out – pull out all the stops and try and throw every book they can get their hands on.