Archive: August 26, 2007 - September 1, 2007
The Rough Riding Men of Idaho Politics
The men of Idaho politics are a colorful lot. How fitting that Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, the man who will select a replacement for disgraced Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) should he resign, won a 1992 "tight jeans" contest at the Rockin' Rodeo bar in Boise. If only Gov. Tight Jeans would choose Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), then he could say he truly is putting a...
By Mary Ann Akers | August 31, 2007; 5:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
Filner Ends Silence on Assault And Battery Charge
Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.) finally released a statement today about his Aug. 19 arrest at Washington Dulles International Airport following an altercation he allegedly had with a United Airlines baggage employee. "I was tired after a delayed flight and frustrated by the subsequent further delay of the entire flight's baggage," Filner said, ending his 10-day silence on the matter. "But I did not want things...
By Mary Ann Akers | August 29, 2007; 1:54 PM ET | Comments (25)
Larry Craig: Still Not Gay
Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) has been publicly denying assertions that he's gay since at least 1982, when a whisper campaign implicated him in a House page scandal. Back then he called allegations of homosexual conduct "despicable." Last year he called new charges brought by notorious gay-rights activist Mike Rogers "completely ridiculous." On Monday, Craig denied "any inappropriate conduct" in a men's room at the Minneapolis...
By Mary Ann Akers | August 28, 2007; 6:02 PM ET | Comments (187)
Senator Sang for Charity a Day After Arrest
Now we know one reason why Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) and the other Singing Senators may have sounded so dreadfully off key (by their own critique) when they reunited on June 12 to perform for the first time in years: It was one day after Craig had been arrested in an airport men's room in connection with a police sting operation targeting illegal sexual activity....
By Mary Ann Akers | August 28, 2007; 10:55 AM ET | Comments (33)
Out of Camp Bushie, Gonzo Hits The Links
If this was supposed to be a weekend of humiliation and turmoil for Alberto Gonzales, it sure didn't show in his back swing. On Saturday, not a full day after he secretly tendered his resignation to President Bush, Gonzales joined other "loyal Bushies" (to quote a famous phrase of Gonzalez's former chief of staff) for a round of golf at the tony Chevy Chase Club....
By Mary Ann Akers | August 27, 2007; 6:27 PM ET | Comments (9)
