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| Fdubya247 |
....the GOP poster-child....
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Ethics panel says Craig acted improperly
By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 29 minutes ago
The Senate Ethics Committee said Wednesday that Idaho Sen. Larry Craig acted improperly in connection with a men's room sex sting last year and had brought discredit on the Senate.
In a letter to the Republican senator, the ethics panel said Craig's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea after his arrest at a Minneapolis airport was an effort to evade legal consequences of his own actions.
Craig's actions constitute "improper conduct which has reflected discreditably on the Senate," the letter said.
A spokesman for Craig had no immediate comment.
The six members of the committee — three Democrats and three Republicans — told Craig they believed he "committed the offense to which you pled guilty" and that "you entered your plea knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently."
The panel said Craig only tried to remove his guilty plea after his attempts to avoid public disclosure had failed.
"Your claims to the court ... to the effect that your guilty plea resulted from improper pressure or coercion, or that you did not, as a legal matter, know what you were doing when you pled guilty do not appear credible," the letter said.
The panel also said Craig should have received permission from the ethics panel before using campaign funds to pay his legal bills. Craig, who is not running for re-election, has spent more than $213,000 in campaign money for legal expense and public relations work in the wake of his arrest and conviction last summer.
The committee said it had reached no conclusion about whether use of campaign funds was proper, but it said "it is clear that you never sought the committee's approval, as required," to use the money for legal expenses.
Any future use of campaign money for legal bills will be seen as "demonstrating your continuing disregard of ethics requirements," the ethics committee wrote in its three-page letter.
The panel also admonished Craig for showing the arresting officer a business card that identified him as a U.S. senator. Craig has been reported to have told the officer at the time, "What do you think about that?"
The committee wrote, "You knew or should have known that a reasonable person in the position of the arresting officer could view your action and statement as an improper attempt by you to use your position and status ... to receive special and favorable treatment."
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., chairwoman of the ethics panel, declined to comment. A spokeswoman said the panel's letter of admonition cannot be appealed.
The ethics panel took no further action against Craig.
Craig, a three-term Republican, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in August after he was accused of soliciting sex in a bathroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in June.
After the matter became public, Craig tried to withdraw his plea. A judge in Minnesota refused, saying Craig's plea "was accurate, voluntary and intelligent, and ... supported by the evidence." Craig has appealed that ruling to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Senate Republicans demanded the ethics investigation after news broke of Craig's conviction last August. Craig first promised to resign Sept. 30, then reversed his decision. He now says he will stay in office until his term expires in January.
Craig has said an undercover police officer misinterpreted his foot and hand movements as signals that he wanted sex.
Craig, who lost several GOP leadership positions on Senate committees and subcommittees in the wake of the scandal, has been working with Boxer and other members of the Senate's environment committee on a global warming bill and other matters.
Besides Boxer, the letter is signed by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the panel's vice chairman, and Sens. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., Ken Salazar, D-Colo., Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214...OX_C_cyeZWMwfIE
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| Stonewall |
He should not have acted that way.
He would have been better off drowning a girl like Ted Kennedy did. That is OK behavior for a U.S. Senator. |
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| danrich03 |
| Wait... did Stonewall just post something that's not involving the Muz trying to take over the world? |
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| JTProcess |
Quote: Originally posted by Stonewall
He should not have acted that way.
He would have been better off drowning a girl like Ted Kennedy did. That is OK behavior for a U.S. Senator. |
Ted Kennedy is definitely suspect for that incident... but deflections aside don't you think it's a little telling... that people like Criag (and quite a few other members of the GOP) who work actively and vote to pass anti-homosexual legislation are themselves homosexuals? |
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| Stonewall |
Quote: Originally posted by JTProcess
Ted Kennedy is definitely suspect for that incident... but deflections aside don't you think it's a little telling... that people like Criag (and quite a few other members of the GOP) who work actively and vote to pass anti-homosexual legislation are themselves homosexuals? |
I'd have to know what the legislation was and why they voted against it. One cannot assume that simply because one is Gay, or Black, or a Woman that they will necessarily vote for everything that seems to benefit them. What is anti-homosexual legislation? |
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| ICE CUBAN |
| In a related story a panel of Gays gave a unanimous vote of "eeeeewwwwwww gross, no way honey" when asked about the thought of oral with Craig. |
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| ICE CUBAN |
Quote: Originally posted by Stonewall
I'dWhat is anti-homosexual legislation? |
A tariff on all Liza CD's. |
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| patcracker |
| Nothing gets past our Senate. They sure are some sharp fella's. |
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| fastfingersfunk |
| listen, we know you dabble in this type of thing, and now you feel happy that a public figure has been in your shoes. good for you, we are happy for you. |
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| JTProcess |
Larry Craig the GOP Homosexual posterboy on civil rights:
Voted YES on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
Voted YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
Voted YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
Rated 25% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
Rated 11% by the NAACP, indicating an anti-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Larry_Craig.htm
"Just finished voting yes on an ammendment to stop those homos from getting married... time to go suck cock in an airport bathroom!"
HA HA HA HA H AH... he even voted for a bill that would've prevented him from getting a job... typical closet GOP cocksucker. |
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