Senator Larry Craig says he's reconsidering his resignation, urged on by Arlen Specter who doubts Craig committed the crime. Interestingly, Craig hired the same lawyer who represents Michael Vick in his dog-fighting charges. If Craig had taken his case to trial, I think it's a real possibility that he would not have been convicted, although his reputation was ruined by the circumstances surrounding his arrest. That might be why Craig chose to plead guilty to disorderly conduct, hoping it wouldn't be released to the press, as the arresting officer promised.
That strategy won't work now. Yet, with nothing left to lose, Craig might be attempting to reopen the case to achieve some sort of vindication. I'm not a lawyer, so I could be completely wrong in this analysis. I look forward to see if our family blogosphere lawyer, Todd Epp, has any analysis of Craig's thought process. In any case, there's nothing noble about Craig's reversal. He made the right decision by resigning, and even if he made a 2008 run, the voters of Idaho would probably be more anxious than Arlen Specter in keeping a fellow like Craig in office.
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