Senator Craig’s only crime apparently was being stupid. Stupid that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time with a cop with an obvious (according to the entire tape) agenda. Nevertheless it could be argued that as a US Senator he shouldn’t have been in that wrong place at the wrong time - if in fact going to the bathroom is wrong. But his ousting shows just much in trouble we in the GOP with the current group of clowns we have in the GOP running the show.

Additionally let’s be clear, Craig was ousted because the GOP hasn’t the courage to fight for their own. It’s that lack of courage that cost them the 2006 election and will cost them further in 2008 unless we clean house between now and then. Additionally the only reason the uber right blogsphere called for his head is because he supported the President’s immigration plan. You all know that I was against that plan as well, but at least I had the moral integrity not to hide behind feigned outrage of Craig’s behavior as some on the punditry of the right have.

However one good thing will emerge from all of this - a higher standard of behavioral standards. You will note that while democrats and the left have demanded resignations of Republicans - such as Tom Delay, Alberto Gonzales whenever there ever appeared to be even the hint of impropriety, they don’t demand the same of their own. Whether it be an indicted congressman (William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson), Senator (Land deal) Harry Reid, Senator Diane Feinstein, Rep. Jack (kickback) Murtha, it would seem that according to liberals the bar is higher for the right.

Not anymore. If Democrats were true behind what they say they believe they would be calling for William Jefferson to resign his seat. Won’t happen because they don’t believe what they say.

But where is the same outrage that the GOP had of Craig towards William Jefferson? Why don’t we have Mitch McConnell who just about sent Craig a cab to get out of town pounding the podium demanding Jefferson resign immediately?

Simple, no backbone, no - as we said in 2004 - core. We shoot our wounded, while winking and looking the other way at those on the other side.

If the present leaders of the GOP continue this behavior of giving up without a fight then we are going to begin to move to oust them for people who have the guts - not to defend wrong, that’s not what I’m saying, but who will call Democrats on their BS and show us that they something between their legs besides their tails.

We need to elect people who not only know how to command a majority, but how to keep it. We need people who don’t duck and cover everytime democrats want to throw some crap up against the wall to see if it sticks. We need the type of people who would have told Senator Chuck (the plumber) Schumer and his friend, Joe Wilson, to pound salt and not bend over and let them shove a maniacal prosecutor up their rectum for two years.

Again, let me be clear. I hold my elected officials to a high standard and I believe that Senator Craig should have never even put himself in the position of having his conduct called into question. But a three term Senator deserved a least a hearing out before his peers before being literally stabbed in the back by a group of gutless wonders.