Portable Planet

After intense scrunity from pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from his arrest for naughty behavior in a men’s bathroom, U.S. Senator Larry Craig announced that he would resign a month ago.

“The people of Idaho deserve a senator who can devote 100 percent of his time and effort to the critical issues of our state and of our nation,” said Craig on September 2nd. “Therefore it is with sadness and deep regret that I announce that it is my intent to resign from the Senate, effective September 30th.”

Subsequently, he attempted to get his guilty plea thrown out. The court rejected the manuever, so Larry Craig decided he would stay put.

“I am extremely disappointed with the ruling issued today. I am innocent of the charges against me. I continue to work with my legal team to explore my additional options,” he said in statement released on Thursday.

“I will continue to serve Idaho in the United States Senate, and there are several reasons for that. As I continued to work for my state over the past three weeks here in the Senate, I have seen that it is possible for me to work here effectively.”

When his term is up, he plans to retire and not seek re-election. Unless he changes his mind, that is.