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Billybob wrote on Oct 18, 2007 3:15 PM:

" Entrapment?? Right - you can't possibly REALLY believe that. He's in the closet and trying desperately to stay there. End of story. I wish he would show a little dignity and just go away quietly. "

George wrote on Oct 18, 2007 12:46 PM:

" Lets people decide his future, there are lot of dems that do such kind of things and they are making craig a scapegoat because he is Republican. The Senate should define the guide lines for all sting operations, the evidence procedures to be submitted in the court and educate people before they conduct stings "

Russett wrote on Oct 18, 2007 12:07 PM:

" If it was an entrapment, how did they get him to tap his foot or get him to put his hand under the next stall. And if he did not have the intelligence to understand the difference between guilty and innocent plea in a court, how is he going to represent the cases of what people in his constituency want to the senate. I think he should have been flushed down the toilet instead of letting him step into the senate floor. There are other people you know who can represent the potato state. "

re:I think wrote on Oct 18, 2007 9:32 AM:

" wow you really can't think straight can you? Democrats have nothing to do with this. That bothers you so much you just can't stand it, right? Does it make you red with anger? It is his OWN party that wants him out. "

I think wrote on Oct 18, 2007 6:50 AM:

" he should stay in congress and let those who vote for him reelect or reject him. Think of some of the known things members of congress have admitted doing. If you dig at all you will find many in high trusted places that are getting by with much more than being "accused" of something. Some really did the deed and have admitted it. The only reason he is being asked to leave is because he is a Republican and everyone tries to smear them every chance they get. Democrats do similar stuff and get by with it. In fact they get reelected many times over and even run for president. It is time that the Republicans get the same treatment as Democrats. People need to start demanding it and the Republicans need to start standing up for themselves. Now! He shouldn't resign. If he were a Democrat he certainly wouldn't. "

plaid braisley wrote on Oct 17, 2007 11:20 PM:

" interesting that the clinton name comes up in comments about this scandal.i've alwas wondered if monica wasn't hired by clinton's political opponents to exploit bill's known weakness for the opposite sex. "

chubbyalaskagriz wrote on Oct 17, 2007 7:07 PM:

" I don't know who looked goofier during tha Matt Lauer interview, the Senator or his whacky-smiling wife. And we thought Hillary was a NUT-JOB for sticking by Bill thru the Monica mess? Jeez! Where are these women's DIGNITY? Lordy how it must FEEL to have a husband who seeks sex in a public men's room... Does it get any lower? I know gay people who would be ashamed and humiliated to be caught in such a predicament- and this crazy politician seems to be basking in the public atention of it all! "

A set up? wrote on Oct 17, 2007 4:47 PM:

" His constituents from Idaho set him up in an airport in Minnesota? Give me a break. The man feels guilty for his homosexual acts/thoughts and got caught buying a male prostitute. An innocent man doesn't try to hide this. And an intelligent man doesn't think that a Republican Congressman's guilty plea to gay sex is going to go under the radar. I just find all these gay-bashing conservative sex scandals hilarious. "

Make up your mind wrote on Oct 17, 2007 1:30 PM:

" If you're entrapped, you're enticed by law enforcement when otherwise you wouldn't have been. So he admits he was in the bathroom for his jollies? If you're wrongfully accused, then you didn't do anything. Can't seem to keep anything "straight". "

Entrapped in a sex sting? wrote on Oct 17, 2007 1:20 PM:

" Oooh. Sounds kinky Mr. Craig. What will you think of next? "

I said in the beginning~~ wrote on Oct 17, 2007 12:20 PM:

" this man was set up and I still say it. I do not believe he is gay, if he were it would of came out long before now. I think his constitutants set him up, reason, I don't know, but I believe he is innocent. Let's get that security officer to talk and find out how much he was given ($$$) to set this man up. This is the life of a politician. Not enough money for me to be one. "

Jon wrote on Oct 17, 2007 12:18 PM:

" This is the best political comedic goldmine since Arnold decided he would run for governor. "

Hygiene wrote on Oct 17, 2007 12:16 PM:

" This is exactly why, when using a public bathroom, I remove all of my clothing and install a trapeze device that hangs between the stall walls. I then hang from said devise while performing required function. That way, there can be no misunderstandings concerning my intentions, and I also avoid contact with the toilet seat. Senator Craig should give this a try. "

Still??? wrote on Oct 17, 2007 12:13 PM:

" I think most people would have forgotten about this, but he keeps bringing it up! "

Larry Craig wrote on Oct 17, 2007 12:11 PM:

" "I am not gay, and I never have been gay!" "

yeah wrote on Oct 17, 2007 12:04 PM:

" You don't just plead guilty to something quickly when you know you're in the right...especially when it's a crime related to sex. "

Typical, wrote on Oct 17, 2007 11:33 AM:

" This really doesn't surprise me much. How many other politicians are flip-flopping on everything else??? So this guy got busted, admitted to it. Big deal, wasn't it Clinton that "Didn't inhale"? Heck I would have more respect for this guy if he would have stood by his admission instead of trying to change it. But hey just like ALL other politicians. -CLH "

Toe-tapper? wrote on Oct 17, 2007 11:20 AM:

" A wide stance is almost beleivable. But waving your hand underneath the stall wall and then poking your head underneath to look into the other stall? That is not a wide stance, that is begging to be arrested for soliciting gay sex. "

Common Sense wrote on Oct 17, 2007 11:20 AM:

" tells you that if this had been an entrapment - he would have told his wife about the rediculous arrest and charges. Changing your story - first clue as to innocence or not. "

Re: Common Sense wrote on Oct 17, 2007 11:08 AM:

" Punn intended, I'm assuming? Drop the Senator from IDAHO like a HOT POTATO. That's hilarious. "

The plea wrote on Oct 17, 2007 11:04 AM:

" In the interview, they mentioned that he pled guilty to "disorderly conduct," which I don't think gives details to the sex act itself. Take it for what it's worth. Personally, I think he's guilty. It's not just one thing, it's a combo. The specific pattern of foot taps and hand gestures, the plea agreements, the fact that he didn't tell his wife right away, it all adds up. If he does have a homosexual attraction, he's definately ashamed of it and doesn't want to (publicly) admit it. Not that I blame him for denying that. But the incident itself I think he was guilty, and now he's just trying to spin it. That's my assessment "

Meh wrote on Oct 17, 2007 10:55 AM:

" Then why did you plead guilty? Idiot. I love all of the Republican sex scandals! "

bob wrote on Oct 17, 2007 10:01 AM:

" I have a wide stance as well. That's why I only use the handicap stall. "

Common Sense wrote on Oct 17, 2007 9:38 AM:

" He should have been dropped like a hot potato. His original choice was to 1 pead innocent or guilty. He had one month to decide. A conservitive republican asked to say yes or no that he solicited sex in a male bathroom. While that might not be the charge that he plead guilty to . I just cannot see a grown male republican submitting to that without a fight unless he is guilty or that nieve to beleive a guilty conviction would not be made public. So in loking at the Senator you have two options; 1. he is guilty and a perv or 2. Nieve and stupid for not consulting his lawyer to figure out his options. Either way, this does not make for a good leader and he should resign. "

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