Larry Craig Getting Tepid Support From Home State's GOP Governor
More bad news for GOP Senator Larry Craig: Even one of his most loyal and longtime allies, Idaho Governor Butch Otter, is offering him only tepid support. From this morning's Idaho Statesman:
Craig found support from Gov. Butch Otter, a fellow Republican who has known him for 35 years.Otter said he and first lady Lori Otter met with Craig and his wife, Suzanne, on Tuesday. "I told him, ‘Larry, I've made a few mistakes in my private life that slopped over into public news, and you're going to find out really quick who your friends are, but I want you to know that Lori and I are your friends,'" Otter said.
Otter is no stranger to public scrutiny, though not on the scale Craig is now experiencing. In 1992, when Otter was lieutenant governor, he was arrested for driving under the influence. Otter was convicted and stayed in office.
Otter declined to say whether Craig should quit. "I'm not going to go there," Otter said. "That's up to him."
Not exactly standing by his man. One more indication that the clock is ticking.
Comments (5)
Peter Duffy wrote on August 30, 2007 10:40 AM:Go to the NRA website and enjoy a few Larry video clips 9 before they are pulled)
Interesting to see how long the NRA stand by their (!!!!) man.
greg wrote on August 30, 2007 10:46 AM:heh -- great idea. thanks.
Anonymous wrote on August 30, 2007 10:58 AM:Easy for the Rethugs to walk Craig to the gallows. ID has a Rethug governor and so Craig will be replaced with a Rethug.
Eh, voila.
Oh, Larry Craig always has liked his men butch.
They've been 'very special pals' for 35 years.
I don't feel sorry for Senator Craig at all. He's skated on thin ice around this potential disaster for years, and gotten away with it for decades. What kind of death wish does it take, in a year when he's up for re-election, to mess around in a public place like that? Boys from Boise... for 50 years his state has lagged behind the rest of the world, and now he has to pay for refusing to lead them toward... oh, hay, even toward the 1960s would have been an improvement.
db wrote on August 30, 2007 11:58 AM:What will he do for thrills now?
