Breaking: Judge rejects Craig’s bid to withdraw guilty plea

[babylonsister]

Edit to add story w/link:

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/judge-rejects-craigs-bid-to-withdraw-guilty-plea-2007-10-04.html

Judge rejects Craig’s bid to withdraw guilty plea
By Elana Schor
October 04, 2007

A Minnesota judge on Thursday denied Sen. Larry Craig’s (R) bid to withdraw his guilty plea in the bathroom sex sting that upended his political career, adding new resignation pressure to the embattled Idahoan as he clings to office.

Judge Charles Porter of Minnesota’s Hennepin County court released a 27-page order calling Craig’s August guilty plea “accurate, voluntary, and intelligent,” adding that “the conviction is supported by the evidence.”

Craig may pursue an appeal, allowing him to stay in office while he seeks every available option to clear his name, but the ruling is likely to bring more calls for his departure from frustrated GOP leaders who had pressed him to step aside last week as originally planned.


You can now submit your resignation at any point! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[CottonBear]

1. Ruh roh! What will he do now? I was hoping he'd hang on to the bitter end of his term. n/t

[Pachamama]

20. Ruh roh is right....Will be interesting to see what poor Larry does now...

I will say that I am not surprised by this ruling.

Larry Craig is in so much denial its actually sad...I hope for his sake he can slip quietly away and actually come to terms with his homosexuality/bisexuality. The longer he drags this out, the more painful its going to be for him and his family. This judge just did him a favor.

[tridim]

27. He should run for president.

I dare you Larry. :rofl:

[ChairmanAgnostic]

23. bitter end - that's what he was searching for in the first place.

or was it buttered. . . lubed. . . something.

[malaise]

2. Sorry Larry

your stance was too wide - Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! Bubye!!

[havocmom]

3. Well now, there's a stance

[BridgeTheGap]

4. It's resignation time, baby!

I did hope that he would hang on long enough for the next election and possibly replace him with a Dem.

[CottonBear]

30. Well, whoever is appointed to his senate seat will have to run again soon.

Hopefully, Idaho would vote in a Democrat at that time.

[cgrindley]

5. To quote Nelson Muntz

Ha! Ha!

[npincus]

6. Jesus loves a sinner!

[AndyA]

7. Good. Now the hypocrit will have to face reality.

Everyone knows who he is, and what he is.

Being a closet gay is the least of his worries. No one likes a hypocrit. He's also a traitor to his own. That's the worst kind of hypocrit.

I hope Sen. Craig hangs in there creating negative headlines for the GOP right on through the end of his term!

Atta boy, Larry!

[Beetwasher]

8. HANG IN THERE LARRY!! DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GET YA DOWN!!!!

[wicket]

16. Muahahahahahahaha!!!!

:rofl: :rofl:

[Richard Steele]

19. HEE HEE! Oh, that just tickled me funny bone!

The "all caps" really put it over the top. :rofl:

[BridgeTheGap]

38. He shouldn't be ashamed that he's gay - he should be ashamed because he's a republican!

Seems simple enough.

[NanceGreggs]

9. Wonder what Larry's reaction to the news was ...

Did he speak? Or did he just tap out an angry message with his feet?

[babylonsister]

11. ROFL!

:rofl: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :hi:

[no_hypocrisy]

10. He'll appeal it.

[FredScuttle]

12. Another GOP hypocrite's career flushed

down the drain

Now that Sen. Craig has some free time, I'd like to suggest a cruise for him.

[seemslikeadream]

13. yes Larry fight this injustice

[seemslikeadream]

14. Leave Larry ALONE

[Tesla]

22. hahahahahahaha

[malaise]

34. Hahahahahaha

:rofl:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

15. An early link: (Reuters/MSNBC)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134202/

[L. Coyote]

17. Graig submits resignation on toilet paper he picked off the floor, then finally flushes

It was the inherent contradiction of picking up the non-existent TP on the floor and not flushing the evidence that convicted him. :rofl:

[Richard Steele]

18. 5th rec! This thread deserves a WIDE STANCE on the "Greatest" page! nm

[hfojvt]

21. that's kinda too bad

It would have been nice to see him properly convicted by a jury. But having him hang on is probably the best way for us to get a Democrat in that seat, because the voters are likely to convict him.

[Tesla]

24. We have enough litigation to get through with this bunch

Save the courts for the Big Dick!!!

[Gregorian]

25. And the judge said, "knock three times on the ceiling if you want me "

Twice on the pipe if the answer is no

Money can't buy you love. But it can buy justice.


I really should have done a Tony Orlando and Dawn parody when the Craig case started. It's begging for it!

[Ghost in the Machine]

26. Sen Craig said to be tapping other sources for support... n/t

[Exultant Democracy]

28. While I don't personally think what he did sould be a crime..woot woot

:toast:

[momster]

29. Don't Give Up, Larry!

I hope he hangs in there and fights for all he's worth! Right up until Tuesday, Nov. 4, '08.

[Ganja Ninja]

31. This is toe tapping good news! n/t

[CT_Progressive]

32. (Nelson): HA! HA!

[Bake]

33. Oh, he can drag this out for quite a while!

First, he can file a motion for reconsideration, which will take 10 days to file and probably two weeks to get a ruling denying it. Then he'll appeal, which will drag it out for at least a year or two ...

I say GO FOR IT, LARRY!!! DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP!

:rofl:

Bake

[yardwork]

35. Good that the judge wasn't influenced by political pressure.

[Fly by night]

36. Well, that blows ...

... for Craig.

Fortunately for us, there are still scads of hypercritical Rethug perverts stacked up in the closet waiting for their turn at the glory hole ... er, spotlight.

[guitar man]

37. here's a tribute to 'ol Larry

a little Grand Funk seems fitting right now :evilgrin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps2fA41kG64