In case you missed it, Sen. Craig is calling for a do over. And his reasons are pretty hilarious
In a "state of intense anxiety" following his arrest, Craig "felt compelled to grasp the lifeline offered to him by the police officer" and plead guilty in hopes the matter would not be made public, said the court papers filed in Hennepin County District Court.
The filing said Craig's "panic" drove him to accept the plea rather than seeking the advice of an attorney. As a result, Craig's guilty plea was not "knowingly and understandingly made," and the evidence against him insufficient to support the plea.In an interview, Craig's attorney, William Martin, cited pressure from Craig's hometown newspaper, the Idaho Statesman, which spent months investigating whether Craig engaged in homosexual encounters.
The newspaper, you will recall, had not yet published anything about Craig, and wouldn't until after the story about his arrest broke. So Craig's "panic" was about potential coverage, not actual coverage. He was so scared that a newspaper might potentially publish articles questioning his sexual history that he pled guilty to precisely the sort of behavior that they were potentially going to report, all so that he could prevent the whole thing from going public.
Seems logical enough to me. Or not.
UPDATE: Don't forget about GOP Sen. Vitter! Seems Larry Flynt isn't done with him after all...
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