Comments on: Craig to resign tomorrow

By: rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate

rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:44:45 +0000

[...] to follow up on Stlo7’s post from Friday, I think we should all read this piece from The Huffington Post. Nina Burleigh [...]

By: ladkiddo

ladkiddo — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:16:33 +0000

What Bill did was NOT illegal. Whether it was amoral or not, is not for us to decide(although, many of us have already made that judgment call). 2 consenting adults, a very young adult, agreed, but adult, non-the-less. Get a life-sheesh!

By: Jiminy Bizbo

Jiminy Bizbo — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:15:35 +0000

Who’s Tom Delay?

By: Exile on Ericsson St.

Exile on Ericsson St. — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:05:12 +0000

Are you serious?

Who are you, Tom DeLay?

By: stlo7

stlo7 — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:23:23 +0000

Well Hiwayman you should get out more. Both Clinton and Vittner made a poor choice. The difference is, of course, prior to the disclosure of Clinton’s affair - Clinton didn’t go around bashing others for their extra martial affairs.

Vittner did - ergo - he is a hypocrite. Why? (with links gleened from TPM)

Vittner made the sanctity of marriage his hallmark. Argued extramarital affairs are grounds for resignation. Look a little more into Vittner. I think you can clearly see the difference between his circumstances and Clinton’s.

By: hiwayman17

hiwayman17 — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:36:54 +0000

And where would you put the Clinton/Lewinsky affair? Personally, I see no difference between what Bill did and Vitter with a prostitute. It was either just sex or sex in exchange for money or power.

By: stlo7

stlo7 — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:45:57 +0000

Two difference circumstances? OK one was arrested and one was not because he was not in a position to be arrested. the DC police were not watching the DC madam. Nevertheless, the hypocrisy is the common bond for both men. Both are cut from the same cloth.

By: Rottenchester

Rottenchester — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:43:52 +0000

I thought the most poignant part of this whole escapade was the last few comments and questions from the policeman who interviewed Craig. The cop was clearly disgusted with Craig’s lying instead of Craig’s behavior in the bathroom:

Embarrassing, embarrassing. No wonder why we’re going down the tubes.

The audio is better than a transcript to hear the frustration in the cop’s voice:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2007/08/larry_craig_police_interrogati.php

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:37:45 +0000

And does anyone actually believe Craig’s denial of wrongdoing?

I can only speak for myself, but if I’m using a public bathroom, you better believe that my feet are not going to move anywhere near the feet of the person in the stall next to me…for Craig to suggest that it normal for him is beyond belief.

And for Craig to state he was reaching down to pick up toilet paper on the floor…..????? Who in their right mind is in the habit of picking up anything on the floor of a public men’s room?

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:30:53 +0000

I see two very different stories when I take a look at Vitter and Craig.

While prostitution is a public crime when both the prostitute and the buyer are out on public streets, Vitter’s use of the DC Madam means this was privately arranged and hopefully the sex took place in private.

Craig, on the other hand, was in a public bathroom. His actions are extremely alarming if you consider the fact that Craig had no way of knowing who was in the other stall…could have been a minor. Craig damaged any shred of public trust he may have had by pleading guilty. Had he been totally innocent, he should have fought the charges.

He might as well resign since the the party of family values has no use for him anymore.

By: The Ghost of H.S.T.

The Ghost of H.S.T. — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:24:51 +0000

Don’t you mean renting.

By: Phil_in_ny

Phil_in_ny — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:23:31 +0000

I think he should go, but most importantly, so should Vitter for buying hookers!

By: Exile on Ericsson St.

Exile on Ericsson St. — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:18:54 +0000

I wonder what they were playing over the sound system in the bathroom.

I’m thinking “Knock Three Times”.

And I still say don’t give up on him for your fantasy league. With a better O-line and better receivers, he can still be a factor.

By: zabriskie

zabriskie — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:46:54 +0000

I’m predicting they’ll say Craig should be banned from the NFL. Sucks too, I was hoping to finally draft a Senator to my fantasy team this year and I heard he’s got… well, I won’t go there.

By: Jiminy Bizbo

Jiminy Bizbo — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:41:49 +0000

I think it was probably Johnny Cash’s “Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart” - Ironically played at Folsom Prison:

From the backdoor of your life you swept me out dear
In the bread line of your dreams I lost my place
At the table of your love I got the brush off
At the Indianapolis of your heart I lost the race

I’ve been washed down the sink of your conscience
In the theater of your love I lost my part
And now you say you’ve got me out of your conscience
I’ve been flushed from the bathroom of your heart

In the garbage disposal of you dreams I’ve been ground up dear
On the river of your plans I’m up the creek
Up the elevator of your future I’ve been shafted
On the calendar of your events I’m last week