Poor Larry Craig

Guess this too will be blamed on “activist judges.”

The Minnesota judge refused to allow Larry Craig to withdraw his guilty plea……

“The defendant argues he pled in haste to prevent the allegation in this case from being publicized, thus doing damage to his political reputation. This pressure was entirely perceived by the defendant and was not a result of any action by the police, the prosecutor, or the court.”

The judge also scolded Craig for his argument that his plea was “not intelligently made.”

“The Defendant, a career politician with a college education, is of, at least, above-average intelligence. He knew what he was saying, reading, and signing,” Porter wrote.

Full article: http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/175263.html