He's got some history: Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) pleads guilty to disorderly conduct from a "lewd" incident in an airport restroom

That's Larry. Oh yeah, he's the one on the right.

Here's the link from Roll Call on this breaking story:

Update 9:00am Tuesday: Craig has announced he is leaving his post as head of the Senate group for Romney. I'll bet Mitt is sad to see that john door close.

http://schnoo.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/27/924706-republican-senator-larry-craig-arrested-pleads-guilty-following-incident-in-airport-restroom

I did some research (ok, I did some googling, all right....you do the same thing, so lay off) and found this:

"A long-time outspoken conservative, Larry Craig was "outed" by gay activist Mike Rogers. Rogers has not revealed his sources, and Craig denies the claim. On 17 October 2006, Rogers wrote in his blog, "I have done extensive research into this case, including trips to the Pacific Northwest to meet with men who have say they have physical relations with the Senator. I have also met with a man here in Washington, D.C., who says the same -- and that these incidents occurred in the bathrooms of Union Station. None of these men know each other, or knew that I was talking to others. They all reported similar personal characteristics about the Senator, which lead me to believe, beyond any doubt, that their stories are valid.""

http://www.nndb.com/people/214/000032118/

Craig's outing made Bill Maher's show:

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2006/10/bill-maher-asks-barney-frank-if-larry.html

And it was kicked around on wonkette last October:

http://wonkette.com/politics/larry-craig/breaking-more-like-fairy-craig-208289.php

and this from wikipedia:

"On June 11, 2007, Senator Craig was arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on suspicion of lewd conduct. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct in August 2007. He paid more than $500 in fines and fees and was given one year of probation. A 10-day jail sentence was stayed. According to Roll Call, the arresting officer filed the following in his report of the incident:

(At 1216 hours, Craig tapped his right foot. I recognized this as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct. Craig tapped his toes several times and moves his foot closer to my foot.... The presence of others did not seem to deter Craig as he moved his right foot so that it touched the side of my left foot which was within my stall area.)

"The glory hole incident: "A spokesman for Craig described the incident as a 'he said/he said misunderstanding,' and said the office would release a fuller statement later Monday [August 27] afternoon." "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Craig#Arrest_and_conviction

Here's more on the Mike Rogers "outing" of Craig:

"Rogers said he has talked to three men unknown to each other who all reported in detail their sexual encounters with Craig over the last four years. The men were of legal age, Rogers said."

http://www.newwest.net/index.php/city/article/idaho_sen_larry_craig_denies_allegations_of_same_sex_affairs/C108/L108/

It would appear that the Mike Rogers story had some legs, so to speak, and some truthiness to it also.

Here's what the Craig people had to say at the time:

"Senator Craig's office flatly rejected the claims. "The Senator says this story is absolutely ridiculous – almost laughable," said press secretary Sid Smith. "It has no basis in fact."" (also from the newwest.net link above).

And here's what Craig himself is trying to pass off now:

"At the time of the incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions. I was not involved in any inappropriate conduct. I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously."

http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-aug2707-larry_craig.7728c485.html

So, it would appear that yet another stalwart Republican conservative has gone down, so to speak, in hypocrisy. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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