When pressed for comment, the smartest woman in America said, "I was completely unaware... blah blah blah."

Someone should tell him that being upright and gay are not mutually exclusive. But living a public lie for 26 years has got to be a mental health issue.

The worst, though is that his whole family now needs to be treated by psychiatrists in order to deal with the ensued confusion.

It's my understanding that it is on gay websites as a "hot spot." How far out of his way did he have to go to get to it?

First I see on CNN that Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is a Democrat (she's not), now they don't know how to spell "legal counsel." I know Time-Warner is slashing the CNN newsroom (that's why we get so many truck rollover stories) but this sloppiness is getting ridiculous.

Time to go Larry "Flip Flop" Craig

Craig did have due process: He entered a guilty plea. He paid his fine. End of story! Choices and consequences! No do-overs just because he's a conservative, family-vaules Republican!

THESE MUST BE PART OF THOSE REPUBLICAN "FAMILY VALUES."
'Nuf said.

If John Q Public cant revoke a guilty plea, this one better not go through either.

Someone trying to weasel their way out of a mess. Why not do the right thing for all the people who put you in office and resign, as your questionable actions are not doing much for your case. It would seem that a first year law student would have more sense. But to make a plea with out council ?..

"Oh, I decided I wasn't guilty after all" and "Oh, I'm sorry I didn't get a lawyer" – grow up, dude!

You busted your own morality, you admitted it, and now you rescind it?

Get real.

Cary,

Most Americans expect more from our elected officials than we do from terrorists. And, has been pointed out several times, Craig has already had his due process.

Do you seriously believe that the police could "intimidate" a three-term U.S. Senator? Especially a Republican like Craig who has been in the majority for most of his tenure. These guys have egos the size of football stadiums fer cryin out loud.

The Republicans, the State of Idaho and the U.S. Senate will be better off when this guy is history.

He should be a man and not waste taxpayer dollars anymore than he already has.

Tom W., the NJ Democrats bribery story does sound like a big deal, and one that deserves news coverage. But let's not break it down to the usual anti-CNN commentary. I've seen plenty of the Craig matter on Fox News, but haven't caught anything about the NJ Dems.

But anyway, these 11 are all state officials. That would be one difference there. Craig is a national official whose actions and votes impact the entire country. Do you remember Florida state Rep. Bob Allen? Probably not - he's another Republican who was busted this summer for solicitation of gay sex in a public restroom. Yet where was CNN to lead the "witchhunt"? Again, low-level state officials and their actions tend to make more of a news impact in their home jurisdictions.

I say let Craig try his hand at reversing the guilty plea. As others have said previously, the determination has already been made. To attempt an an appeal (i. e. overturn a guilty plea) where one is not warranted and cannot, legally, be contrived...is a what I call political salaciousness. Craig is simply wasting time – stalling – in a wild attempt to save his name and rid himself of his most despised label – being termed "gay." I highly doubt any lawyer – no matter the expense – would be able to save him from himself right now.

Your peeping into the stall is easily explained; with the steely high morals stare of yours, you were psyching the officer to finish his sitting quicker. Yes, there were other empty stalls for you to use, but you were staring at him just to make sure that he was not wasting taxpayer's money and time, dawdling in the john.

Further, given that the wider stance on the throne will normally impede the motion, like Disney's Thumper, you were only tapping your feet in impatience, urging your system to get a move on. Clearly, the dirty, deviant liberal mind of the cop mistook these to be cottaging come-ons from you. Obviously, reading his dirty mind, you were merely extending your feet into his stall and tapping his feet to warn him to abandon his dirty, naughty thoughts. As you did with Bill Clinton before, you were merely chastising that naughty boy of a cop.

As a diligent senator who has always preached a clean, moral life for all, it is reasonable to assume that your rublling your palm along the bottom of the divider was just to check if there was any dirt.

Keep on trucking, O Pride of Idaho.

Given these statements, if the guilty plea is allowed to be withdrawn he should be charged with perjury for making a false plea to begin with.

At any rate, Craig would benefit the most by letting this thing go. His only hope for any kind of political career in the future (even in the state Senate) is to give people time to forget about this. Clearly, it will be brought up by his opponents every time he tries to run for anything, but that will happen whether he's ultimately exonerated or not.

Craig will be talked about in Idaho for years. It's too late to stop that now. The best he can do is not compound the situation by continuing to bring attention to the matter.

NOT TRUE. All Gitmo prisoners have see lawyers and judges. Military ones!!
If they had wanted more, they should have been wearing uniforms on the battle field. International law says unlawful un-uniformed combatants can be executed on the battle field. Lets try that instead...