September 26 is Larry Craig's day in court - only four days ahead of his self-imposed deadline to decide whether or not he'll resign his Senate seat. As Reuters reported:
"... lawyers for the three-term senator filed a motion in court saying he pleaded guilty to the charge against him because he panicked under intense anxiety and fear of publicity ..."
So Craig's team's strategy is clear: The classic "I-am-not-Gay-and-have-never-been-Gay Panic Defense."
It's likely to fail, of course. And Craig will leave the Senate, as the focus shifts to Idaho's next national political celebrity, Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter. He is the man who will select Craig's replacement. And those who haven't already heard will learn that Otter came to statewide fame when he won the Mr. Tight Jeans contest at the Rockin' Rodeo bar. Oh Boise! From there it was on to the Governor's Mansion. (Idaho really should be renamed The Hot Potato State.)
Which begs the questions: When is tight good? When is it too tight? And most importantly, how tight do your jeans need to be to be elected Governor of Idaho?
To answer these questions I paid a visit to New York's premier denim think tank, NASTY PIG. (Check out their site here.) Their selection of jeans of varying tightness and their resident expert provided the perfect forum for exploring and answering the above questions. Do you agree with our findings? (We want to hear from everyone, especially Idahoans.)
"... lawyers for the three-term senator filed a motion in court saying he pleaded guilty to the charge against him because he panicked under intense anxiety and fear of publicity ..."
So Craig's team's strategy is clear: The classic "I-am-not-Gay-and-have-never-been-Gay Panic Defense."
It's likely to fail, of course. And Craig will leave the Senate, as the focus shifts to Idaho's next national political celebrity, Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter. He is the man who will select Craig's replacement. And those who haven't already heard will learn that Otter came to statewide fame when he won the Mr. Tight Jeans contest at the Rockin' Rodeo bar. Oh Boise! From there it was on to the Governor's Mansion. (Idaho really should be renamed The Hot Potato State.)
Which begs the questions: When is tight good? When is it too tight? And most importantly, how tight do your jeans need to be to be elected Governor of Idaho?
To answer these questions I paid a visit to New York's premier denim think tank, NASTY PIG. (Check out their site here.) Their selection of jeans of varying tightness and their resident expert provided the perfect forum for exploring and answering the above questions. Do you agree with our findings? (We want to hear from everyone, especially Idahoans.)
