NEW GOP STRATEGY

I promise this is the last post I am going to do about Larry Craig. I'm not posting this because of Larry Craig actually, but more because the Politico is reporting that the handling of the Craig scandal by the GOP Senate leadership represents a new GOP strategy. I guess I just don't understand why the GOP thinks this is something to brag about. Larry Craig was a loyal Republican conservative, and even active in the Senate leadership. Then he did something disgusting. He was accused by the Minneapolis police of soliciting an undercover police officer to have sex with him. But Craig plead guilty to disorderly conduct. The GOP Senate leadership decided that Craig had to resign immediately. They threatened him with loss of financial support and political support. They removed him from his committee assignments. They called for an ethics investigation. They should have stayed out of the whole mess. This was between the voters of Idaho and their Senator. The people of Idaho were letting Craig know in no uncertain terms that they found his behavior disgusting and his explanation unacceptable. The GOP Senate leadership showed a lack of compassion, understanding and loyalty. And the sad thing is they didn't have to get involved at all. Craig would have been gone within the week if they had left the battle where it belonged - in the State of Idaho. If this is the new GOP strategy, I don't want any part of it.