Thoughts on Sen. Craig's Resignation
Sen. Larry Craig announced over the weekend that he intends to leave the Senate at the end of this month.
Certainly there are those who rejoice at the news. Others think that he has done “the right thing” – and that some sort of justice has been done. And then there are those who may well be reflecting, with more than a sense of heaviness, on their own roles in pushing Sen. Craig unceremoniously out the door.
Perhaps the staff over at the Statesman are among those. The publication has suddenly turned soft on Sen. Craig in an attempt to wash its hands of the drying mud it slung throughout the last week. Editors have begun to spin their PR effort, hoping to persuade Idahoans that it behaved with scruple and utmost regard for the truth. That will be a very hard sell.
Craig’s resignation is something of a tsunami wave in Idaho’s political world, and it will take years before the full consequences are appreciated.
For the time being, let us offer our public thanks and appreciation to Senator Craig for his pro-Life commitment and a record of supporting every congressional measure before him which could advance protections for America’s preborn citizens. That is quite a long list.
We pray for Sen. Craig and his family: that they might receive the Lord’s strength and healing. And we pray for Governor Otter as he considers his duty to name a worthy successor to this crucial leadership post.
Certainly there are those who rejoice at the news. Others think that he has done “the right thing” – and that some sort of justice has been done. And then there are those who may well be reflecting, with more than a sense of heaviness, on their own roles in pushing Sen. Craig unceremoniously out the door.
Perhaps the staff over at the Statesman are among those. The publication has suddenly turned soft on Sen. Craig in an attempt to wash its hands of the drying mud it slung throughout the last week. Editors have begun to spin their PR effort, hoping to persuade Idahoans that it behaved with scruple and utmost regard for the truth. That will be a very hard sell.
Craig’s resignation is something of a tsunami wave in Idaho’s political world, and it will take years before the full consequences are appreciated.
For the time being, let us offer our public thanks and appreciation to Senator Craig for his pro-Life commitment and a record of supporting every congressional measure before him which could advance protections for America’s preborn citizens. That is quite a long list.
We pray for Sen. Craig and his family: that they might receive the Lord’s strength and healing. And we pray for Governor Otter as he considers his duty to name a worthy successor to this crucial leadership post.
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1 Comments:
Your view on the Statesman's conduct is interesting.
It is well known that Dan Popkey spent some eight months slinking around gay bars flashing Craig's picture. Most reporters in Idaho were understandably disgusted by this kind of reporting.
But now it seems those in the know have chosen to keep those opinions to themselves.
How did the Statesman's previously "bad" information suddenly turn into credible, printable news? After all that effort, Popkey came up empty. Now it seems they can hide behind the Minneapolis incident to slander a public figure with whom they disagree on almost every crucial issue.
My bet is that we've not heard the end of this whole sorry tale.
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