Craig's foot still in the Senate

Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), whose innocent research into the plumbing system of a Minnesota airport men's room (Hey, it was probably a publicly funded works project) got him arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover police officer, is not leaving the Senate, even though his attempt to withdraw his in hindsight premature guilty plea was turned down by a Hennepin County judge.

It was Craig's alleged foot tapping in a bathroom stall--signalling a need for M/M love, that ignited a series of unfortunate events for the up till then little known lawmaker.

But despite his goal of being exonerated getting flushed down, Craig vows to stay on the job in Washington--despite his earlier promise to resign. Utah Republican Senator Mike Crapo, Craig's closest ally in the upper house, added, "I look forward to serving with him as we continue to work on issues important to Idaho."

For his part, Craig will continue on as a national joke and as a fertile source for bloggers' double entendres.

Thanks, Larry.

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