A breathless producer from a cable network called me this morning: "We're hearing rumblings that Larry Craig is going to resign today." She wanted to know if I'd be available for punditing, should that come to pass.

Should he resign? Probably. He broke the law, but then he was only charged with a misdemeanor. As noted below, what I find intriguing is that GOPers immediately jumped on Craig--calling for either an investigation or a resignation--and they did no such thing for Senator David Vitter, who made repeated phone calls to the escort service run by the DC Madam. Since Vitter refused to say what those calls led to, an inquiry was warranted in that case--perhaps more so than in the Craig case, in which a police report pretty clearly lays out what happened. So is there a double standard: an attempt at gay stall sex, bad; using call girls, not so bad? There may be another factor. Should Craig resign, the Republican governor of Idaho would surely appoint a Republican to replace him. Should Vitter resign, a Democrat might be his successor. Politics when it comes to issues of morality and crime? I know, you're shocked.

I'm out and about today. No more postings. Enjoy the holiday weekend, these last few days of summer and these last few days before Fred Thompson is officially a candidate. And if you haven't yet, please see the report below on the secret US embassy report on corruption within the Iraqi government.

UPDATE: AP is reporting Craig will resign on Saturday.

Posted by David Corn at August 31, 2007 12:00 PM