It’s Tuesday the 4th of September, 2007. Senator Craig resigned 3 days ago after it was revealed he’d been arrested in a men’s room in the Minneapolis airport. He plead guilty to disorderly conduct in lieu of charges of propositioning a homosexual encounter. He claims he needed to quit the Senate in order to defend himself in a closed, adjudicated case.
I’m not sure how he’s going to defend his actions in the restroom that day. Seems to me that all the defense has to do is bring on 3 or 4 “experts” to explain gay bathroom cruising etiquette, then have the arresting officer recount his observations and blammo case closed. But if that’s what he thinks he can do, best of luck to him.
Today the Washington Post is reporting that Craig is considering reversing his resignation decision. Amazing. Arrested, pleads guilty to a lesser charge (with the stated intention that he thought it would go away), resigns his Senate seat and now hopes for a complete “do over.”
In my twenties I worked for a private investigator as a plain clothes shoplifting agent. I would make 1-5 arrests a day. I listened to the recorded interview between Criag and the officer and came away with the clear impression of a panicked scared guilty man attempting to weasel out of a tight spot. I didn’t hear an innocent man trapped in a misunderstanding.
Sometimes an animal will naw off their own leg to escape a trap and survive. Sometimes a guilty person will believe their own lies to escape the unthinkable. Poor Senator Craig, he’s still thrashing wildly in his trap.
