Leaving my obvious disgust aside for a moment, my first thought on this Larry Craig bathroom thing is how rotten a job that plainclothes officer has. The second is that we may have another vacant Senate seat in a few days.
The prime candidate, in the event that Craig resigns, is Lt. Gov. Jim Risch (R), who was widely expected to run for the seat anyway. Risch stepped aside to let Butch Otter (R) take the nomination and win as governor last year. In some sense Otter left him little choice by announcing his own candidacy so early, but the perception is that it's Risch's turn now. He could even be in better shape running as the incumbent.
Here's the article from Roll Call newspaper that originally uncovered the story. Roll Call is one of two newspapers that focuses on all things Capitol Hill and Congress.
A few big names in the conservative blogosphere are quite frustrated with Craig: Hugh Hewitt calls for his resignation; and Ed Morrissey believes that Craig should not seek reelection.
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