Where’s the Outrage?

Keith Olbermann does a great job in outlining what we now know. Senator Larry Craig has fatally fumbled this whole incident. I really don’t understand this. Craig has been in trouble before. He knows how Washington works but he chose to handle this matter by himself? Vitter is a great example of Republican hypocrisy but the R’s support him because he kept them in the loop the whole way. Craig, who has been in Washington for over 30 years, left the Republican leadership out in the cold. They now seem to be throwing him under the bus.

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From WaPo:

… In a highly unusual move, the entire Senate Republican leadership team issued a statement minutes before Craig’s press conference complaining that none of them were told of Craig’s legal troubles until yesterday. Craig issued a statement Monday confirming his arrest and guilty plea, which were first reported in the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call. The GOP senators asked the Ethics Committee to investigate the matter, vowing to consider other punitive sanctions.

“This is a serious matter,” Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Minority Whip Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and three other elected GOP leaders said in their joint statement. “Due to the reported and disputed circumstances, and the legal resolution of this serious case, we will recommend that Senator Craig’s incident be reported to the Senate Ethics Committee for its review. In the meantime, leadership is examining other aspects of the case to determine if additional action is required.” (more…)

 

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