John Baer | Summer ends, but not politics
Philadelphia Daily News, August, 2007
SINCE THE END of summer can be glum - though brightened by Karl Rove leaving the White House today - here's a few things to look forward to as the season starts to turn.
First, and probably immediately, we get to watch that "not gay" Idaho senator, Larry Craig, flush away his career.
Nothing like a conservative, family-values Republican (and NRA board member) arrested in a men's room for doing "nothing wrong."
Probably just a victim of a liberal plot.
Note to officeholders: Trying to pick up sex partners in public toilets the year before you face re-election is not good political planning.
Speaking of good political planning, we also get to enjoy legal fallout from Gov. Ed's decision to shut down gun sales for a few days so the state criminal-background-check system can get an upgrade.
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