Senator's on the Fence. - Page 3

rock steady · 09-01-2007, 08:43 PM

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I have noticed that alipac doesnt really come on this site. Most of the list they steal they get from cosa.

That's why I try to avoid posting at CoSA.

CIR_DREAM2009 · 09-01-2007, 09:47 PM

A reporter on Larry King said that he didn't know if Larry Craig will be in Washington next week or if he will serve the rest of his term (until Sept. 30th) in Idaho. He also said that the Republican leadership doesn't want Craig in DC because he will become a headliner again. We'll find out Tuesday if he comes back to DC.

OptimistinDenial · 09-01-2007, 10:01 PM

Craig needs to be in DC to vote for Dream and the DoD! Let's call him and ask him to go to DC. This is so unfair, so he is a dirty old man! isn't that enough shame!

No one trusts one one!? not even me!?

CIR_DREAM2009 · 09-01-2007, 10:04 PM

At the end of the show, the reporter said he could come to DC just to say goodbye to his staff and then leave after a day or two. Craig could also stay in DC until Sept. 30th. Let's see what happens, but the panel pretty much thought he won't be in DC for the entire 30 days.

CIR_DREAM2009 · 09-02-2007, 09:56 AM

Larry King Live Transcript 9/1/07

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KING: We're back and we have an e-mail for John Roberts from Patsy in Salado, Texas. Does Senator Craig go back to Washington for the month of September and face all those Republicans that turned against him?

ROBERTS: Wow. You know, that is a question everybody wants answered and I don't think that we've got an indication yet as to what he is going to do.

Can he come back here on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week and take the seat and represent his state? That is going to be really difficult because the story in Washington will be all about Larry Craig and Republicans don't want that story being printed next week. They want the story to go away.

I think that's why the president called him. He was appreciative as Cheri said for doing the right thing, as the president saw it. They probably do not want him to come back to Washington. So I wouldn't be surprised if there are some people who are urging him, sit out the rest of the term talking with people in the home district.

KING: Why then didn't he resign immediately?

ROBERTS: You know, I don't know the answer to that question, Larry. I think only he knows the answer to that question. Perhaps it was to give the governor time to give a lot of thought to who he's going to replace him, create a little bit of a buffer. But I don't have the answer to that question.

WEISS: I think if you're the kind of person who's arrogant enough to be able to think you can carry out this behavior and not get caught, you might think you can also not lose your position?

At the end of the show ...

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KING: OK. Limited time left. John Roberts, have we heard the last of this?

ROBERTS: You haven't heard the last of it if Larry Craig comes back to Washington because if he does, every camera that's anywhere near Capitol Hill is going to be focused on him.

He will become the story and that will go on until he goes back to Idaho. You know, perhaps he'll -- he's got to come back here I think to at least say good-bye to his staff. As to how long he hangs around, that will not be his decision, I think that that will be guided by elders in the Republican Party who will say stay a short a time as possible.

KING: Kevin, what do you think?

RICHERT: Well, it's going to be interesting to see how much it goes on and how much of a distraction it is. We were concerned that he would be a distraction for 16 months. Will he be a distraction if he stays for one month? It's going to be very interesting to see how it plays.

KING: James?

CARVILLE: yeah. The last person that these Republicans want in Washington right now is Larry Craig and I think that he'll some contribute or give his wife a nice long trip on a nice cruise ship somewhere and have him back in about five or six months after this has died down.

But I can't imagine that he's really going to come back here and have all the cameras outside of his office and kick this thing anymore. I think that they -- justifiably and understandably want to get it off of the show and the front page.

KING: Cheri?

JACOBUS: No. I don't think he'll come back and be very public. He might come back and say good-bye to the staff. But the Republicans want to move forward. We have Fred Thompson getting in the race this next week. It's a post Labor Day push and a lot of important issues so I wish Senator Larry Craig and family well and I hope he is able to heal and put this behind him personally.

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