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Court Postpones Ruling, Craig Stays (For Now)

The judge who will decide whether Larry Craig can withdraw his guilty plea isn't making that decision today. He won't decide until next week, after Sen. Craig's tentative resignation date of September 30. Will the delay affect Craig's decision to resign? Apparently so.

“Today was a major step in the legal effort to clear my name,” Craig said in a statement. “The court has not issued a ruling on my motion to withdraw my guilty plea. For now, I will continue my work in the United States Senate for Idaho.”

Translation: For now I will continue to be ineffectual until the court denies my motion.

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    I suppose everyone with a criminal record is... (none / 0) (#1)
    by 1980Ford on Wed Sep 26, 2007 at 04:57:43 PM EST
    "ineffectual."

    That is either the intended or unintended consequence. I'm going with intended.

    in sen. craig's case, (none / 0) (#2)
    by cpinva on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 01:17:37 AM EST
    this is merely a return to the status quo. he was ineffectual before he was arrested, to no one's surprise. i don't think he can really go below zero.