Besmirched Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho), who was once a member of the House Ethics Committee, was told on Friday that his services will no longer be needed by the Boise Rotary Club. For the past 18 years, the Republian senator has set aside the first weekend in December, dressing in full Santa gear and handing out gifts to in-need children from the greater Boise area. This year, however, the Rotarians have decided to go for a more "authentic" looking Santa Claus, claiming that Craig's arrest for allegedly soliciting sex in a restroom had nothing to do with their decision.
* Craig's mugshot for engaging in lewd conduct in June, which the senator would've gladly traded for a money shot.
According to James Frienerth, a member of the Boise Chapter, "Senator Craig has worked hard as the dickens for us for many years, but his beard isn't convincing." Freinerth went on to state that his fellow members, despite having reservations about Craig's beard for several years, haven't had the heart to let Craig go, allowing the saintly senator to continue donating his time for them and the local children, but "This year we had to part company with him. Too many realistic Santas popping up at malls with their full grown, real beards has set a higher bar for us. The fake beard may cut it at an Elks Lodge, but not with the Rotary. We may reconsider if he [Craig] grew a real beard."
* Senator Craig sits before a small group of children at last year's annual "Storytime with Santa" at the Boise Rotary Club.
Though it's often been stated that Rotarians are to be taken for their word, one cannot help but notice the timeliness of this chapter's decision, mere months after Craig was arrested for lewd conduct, pleading to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct. One thing's for sure: The Boise Rotary will treat the children to a more authentic-looking Santa inside their chapter's four walls; meanwhile, outdoors they will not have to contend with any Larry Craig detractors.
* Protesters who will not be picketing outside the Boise Rotary Club this December.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
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