August 31, 2007
Will Craig Resign Today?
Battered by continuing revelations from his sexcapades in a Minneapolis airport restroom and bruised by rising calls from party members for him to step down, Senator Larry Craig now faces the ultimate humilation of being asked to resign by the Republican National Committee itself unlesss he spares everyone the trouble and resigns himself:A GOP source with knowledge of the situation told CNN's Dana Bash that the Republican National Committee was poised to take the extraordinary step of calling on Craig to resign. However, that move was put on hold, the source said, because top party leaders have received indications that Craig himself is preparing to step down. Sources have confirmed that high-level meetings on the matter were being conducted in Idaho on Thursday. Craig has been under pressure to quit since news surfaced this week that he was arrested in June at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and later pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge.The writing has been on...(Read Full Post)