Arlen Specter: I Support Larry Craig, Noted Moron

Sen. Arlen Specter, who was in the Senate when Charles Sumner was caned, is sticking to his guns and continuing to back Larry Craig. And buoyed by his support, Craig will attempt to withdraw his guilty plea, which will lead to countless untold hilarity in the coming months. Thanks, Arlen!

Specter was upset with the Republican leadership’s immediate turn on Craig after news of his arrest on solicitation of sex in an airport bathroom came out (har) last month. Specter called Craig and urged him to withdraw his guilty plea, since he didn’t really do anything — to be honest, I am confused as to what crime Larry Craig actually committed — and said he should stay in the Senate because it has a minimum number of self-hating gays needed to form a quorum. (It’s in the bylaws; look it up.)

Actually, naw, he just enjoys the comedy as much as we do.

“He thought that this matter would not be publicly disclosed, and that was very foolish,” Specter said. “Now look here, you have 27 years in the Congress, you have his reputation, you have his whole life on the line. I think he’s entitled to his day in court. Maybe he will be convicted, but I doubt it.”

Specter said Minnesota law allows a defendant to withdraw a guilty plea “if there is manifest injustice, and that is defined that a plea can be withdrawn if it was not intelligently made,” Specter said. “And what Sen. Craig did was by no means intelligent.”

You see! He even just called him a dumbass. This country is great.

Attorney: Stress from investigation made Craig plead guilty [CNN]
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