All of us should remember Larry Craig. Well, if you don’t, here’s a recap: in August, he plead guilty to disorderly conduct in an airport bathroom in Minneapolis. Oh yeah – then he took back his guilty plea and decided he will not resign his Senate seat. Also, the Ethics Committee in the Senate is currently saying that it will look into Craig’s situation.
But, apparently he has been getting the cold shoulder from other Senators. Obviously, no one wants to have anything to do with him or be seen “hanging out with the unpopular kid” for fear that their own reputation will be soiled.
Especially Republicans, who are keeping the most distance from Craig. However, there are also many Republicans who have other scandals. Here are just a few: there was a recent FBI raid on Senator Stevens’ house (Republican from AK), and there is talk that Davit Vitter (Republican from LA) had a call-girl service.
So, if other Senators have just as bad – if not worse – allegations as Craig, why isn’t Craig getting any slack?
Well, I think it’s partly because his case is just so strange: he plead guilty to a weird offense, and then he took it back. It’s just comical, which contributed to its front page news.
But if you look at the whole scheme of things, what are our government officials doing? The Senate is full of crooks and liars. What makes them think they can do anything without feeling the consequences? I, personally, think that before the other Republicans point fingers at Senator Craig, they should think twice and should be given equal treatment to their own unethical acts.
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There's 100 people in the Senate. You named 3. I don't know about the FBI raid, but prostitution, especially though the phone, as in Vitter's case, should be legal. So thats like 2.5/100 which is like 2.5% which isn't that bad.
I understand where Benji is coming from, but these 100 people are out of the 300 million people in the US. They are representing the country and should not be partaking in illegal or immoral activity if they can help it. So, 2.5% of these 100 people is pretty bad.
Larry Craig is getting the "cold shoulder" because of the nature of what he did. A decent percentage of Americans are against the idea of a man and man, or woman and woman in a bathroom scandal. In my opinion I feel that this is why he gets it the worst, although I do not think what he did was worth what he has now had to endure for doing it. There was a nearby sheriff and co-sheriff I think from around here last year that went to Nevada and were caught in a prostitution raid. They resigned, or at lest the last I herd of it they did. So back to the Senate being corrupt, most people in power do feel above the law. They have an influence throughout all their state and nationally, so they have connections. Even cops wives when they get pulled over are allowed to get off with nothing, so why would being corrupt at a level of more authority and power not be likely if it is at the lowest level of law enforcement.
First of all, Larry Craig isn't getting any slack and doesn't deserve any because he admitted to disorderly conduct. The clearest evidence is a confession, which he gave. The other scandals have not been admitted or proven, so those senators are being held to the "innocent until proven guilty" rule for now. Lastly, high governmental officials think that they can get away with anything because they have so much power. They think they can do whatever they want because no one gets punished. An example needs to be made out of someone so that the American people can start to trust the government again.
Poor Republicans, they have made such a mess.i think that everyone loves a good scandal and so the "2.5%" that the republicans have is being made into a huge deal. i mean really, hearing about a politicians sex scandal is much more exciting htan hearing about his policy so the media is drawn to it. these senators deserve to be shunned and made fun of because they have embarrassed themselves and their position.
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