Roll Call obtains the voicemail left by Larry Craig indicating that he may not step down after all. You can hear it for yourself via RawStory here. The transcript:
"Yes, Billy, this is Larry Craig calling. You can reach me on my cell. Arlen Specter is now willing to come out in my defense, arguing that it appears, by all that he knows, that I’ve been railroaded and all of that. Having all of that, we’ve reshaped my statement a little bit to say it is my ‘intent’ to resign on Sept. 30.
“I think it is very important for you to make as bold a statement as you are comfortable with this afternoon and I would hope you could make it in front of the cameras. I think it would help drive the story that I am willing to fight, that I’ve got quality people out there fighting in my defense, and that this thing could take a new turn or a new shape; it has that potential.”
Sorry, GOP, this guy may not be going away quietly. Meanwhile, check out this crazy coincidence...
This from an Associated Press report today on U.S. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho reconsidering his resignation:
“Craig has hired a high-powered crisis management team including Billy Martin, the lawyer for Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick in his dogfighting case, and Washington attorney Stan Brand, a former general counsel to the U.S. House.
“Martin is looking into the Minnesota guilty plea; Brand, who represented Major League Baseball in the congressional investigation into steroid use, will handle any Senate Ethics Committee probe.”
Who let the dogs out, indeed...
Apparently Craig began to reconsider withdrawing from public life after having a long talk with his grown, adopted children (adopted... does that mean he wasn't interested in procreating with his wife? Just sayin...) They apparently questioned him explicitly about the potty incident, and came to the conclusion that he did nothing wrong.
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