A Tale Of Two Senators: Kennedy and Craig

The Right Wing Senator is forced to fall on his sword:

Therefore, it is with sadness and deep regret that I announce that it is my intent to resign from the Senate, effective September 30. In doing so, I hope to allow for a smooth and orderly transition for my loyal staff, and for the person appointed to take my place at William Borah's desk. I have full confidence that Governor Otter will appoint a successor who will serve Idaho with distinction.

I apologize to the people of our great state for being unable to serve out the term to which you have elected me. I hope you understand my decision to step aside.

Reports are numerous that Senator Craig reached his decision after GOP leaders informed him that they could no longer support his bid for re-election in 2008.

Like Mark Foley and other Republicans shown to be an embarrassment to those who voted for them, Republicans take seriously their responsibility to uphold a higher standard of conduct in office.

Contrast with this with the Chappaquiddick Scandal of 1969 and a Raving Leftist Moonbat Senator by the name of Kennedy who should have been indicted for murder:

At 11:15 PM at a party on July 18, 1969, after a day of heavy drinking in and around Chappaquiddick Island off nearby Martha's Vineyard, Senator Edward Kennedy demanded the keys to his car from his chauffeur ostensibly to give a ride to Mary Jo Kopechne, a young woman who had worked for his late brother Robert Kennedy. Ms. Kopechne, curiously left her purse behind when the pair exited without telling the host or guests they were leaving.

Kennedy took Ms. Kopechne on an unpaved road in the opposite direction of the Edgartown Ferry, which he later claimed was his destination (police diagram here). The Senator's car was spotted parked in a private dirt driveway by Deputy Sheriff Huck Look at approximately 12:40 before it sped off down the dirt road, again away from the paved road to the Ferry.

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