Republican Representative Mike Simpson of Idaho, who has been mentioned as a possible successor to Senator Larry Craig if Craig steps down as planned, slammed Senate Republican leaders for their handling of the Craig incident. Simpson noted the disparity in the way Craig was treated versus many other Republican Senators currently facing ethics problems.
From The Hill:
“I hope I never stub my toe and they throw me under the bus,” Simpson said of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and other Republican leaders. “It kind of makes you wonder what party you want to be a member of.”
“They have people over there [in the Senate Republican Conference] in far worse trouble that they haven’t said a thing about,” Simpson said. Read the full slamming article here.
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