Craig decides to stay

Sen. Larry Craig reversed his plan to resign even though a judge on Thursday denied his request to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minnesota airport men’s room sex sting. Craig has already made his state a laughingstock, said The Idaho Statesman. He's being

Sen. Larry Craig reversed his plan to resign even though a judge on Thursday denied his request to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minnesota airport men’s room sex sting. Judge Charles Porter Jr. said that Craig was of, “at least, above-average intelligence” and understood the consequences of his guilty plea on disorderly conduct charges.

Some of Craig’s colleagues called on him to keep his promise and step down; others said that by staying he was reopening the Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his conduct, which wouldn’t do anybody any good. Craig said he would try to clear his name until his term expires next year, then retire. “I hope this provides the certainty Idaho needs and deserves,” he said.

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