From MSNBC’s First Read:
In his interview on CNBC’s Kudlow & Company (which will air later this afternoon), Mitt Romney had some sharp words for Sen. Larry Craig, who had endorsed the former Massachusetts governor’s presidential campaign and was his Idaho chairman. “Once again, we’ve found people in Washington have not lived up to the level of respect and dignity that we would expect for somebody that gets elected to a position of high influence. Very disappointing. He’s no longer associated with my campaign, as you can imagine… I’m sorry to see that he has fallen short.”
And Romney also included this jab at Bill Clinton as he continued to talk about Craig: “I think it reminds us of Mark Foley and Bill Clinton. I think it reminds us of the fact that people who are elected to public office continue to disappoint, and they somehow think that if they vote the right way on issues of significance or they can speak a good game, that we’ll just forgive and forget. And the truth of the matter is, the most important thing we expect from elected–an elected official is a level of dignity and character that we can point to for our kids and our grandkids, and say, `Hey, someday I hope you grow up and you’re someone like that person.’ And we’ve seen disappointment in the White House, we’ve seen it in the Senate, we’ve seen it in Congress. And frankly, it’s disgusting.”
Senator Craig will hold a press conference at 4:30pm Eastern to discuss the arrest in Minnesota.
(Hat tip to TRF reader AW.)
7 Responses to “Romney: Larry Craig Reminds Us of Mark Foley, Bill Clinton”
Yeah, Mitt, is sure does remind us of Mark Foley, Ted Haggard, Bob Allen,… and Bill Clinton.
Except that Bill Clinton isn’t a gay-hating gay man and isn’t a sanctimonious, moralizing Republican hypocrite.
Yeah, just like Bill Clinton. Right…
Except what Bill Clinton did wasn’t technically illegal like propositioning minors or having sex in a public place.
Also, neither Foley nor Craig voted the “right way on matters of significance.” They voted for political gain while ignoring a portion of their constituency and being hypocritical behind everyone’s back.
Larry Craig Comedy video-
http://podblanc.ath.cx/?q=node/5778
So this behavior reminds Romney of Bill Clinton. I think its swell of Mitt that he is able to turn a negative behavior in to a positive memory. That shows real maturity.
[...] Romney: Larry Craig Reminds Us of Mark Foley, Bill Clinton [...]
[...] tried to scrub any mention of Craig within hours of the initial revelation. And we know that Romney was the first Republican candidate to trash Craig publicly. Add all of this up and it’s an unsavory picture, as John Dickerson notes for Slate. [...]
Something to say?
Remember this, Mitt, when we all discover that you’ve been screwing your own children all these years.
Some things you can always count on Republicans delivering.
Left by Harmonika Savingsbonds
August 28, 2007 at 3:58pm