Craig’s De-Listing
Many prominent Republicans are calling on a fellow Republican, Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, to resign. Craig’s seat has been considered a safe GOP seat for years, but Republican strategists worry the party might lose the seat next year if they put a candidate tainted with hypocrisy and scandal on the ballot.
I think they’re making a serious mistake. Where is the modern Republican Party going to find a candidate untainted by hypocrisy and scandal?
And with Larry Craig out of the Senate, who will push for the Congressional investigation we need: How many undercover cops do we have lurking in public restrooms, trying to ruin some gay guy? Is this our best use of law-enforcement resources?
George W. Bush went to New Orleans today for a number of photo-ops as part of the “America in Ruins” tour. Bush marked the