Republican officials say Gov. Butch Otter will name Lt. Gov. Jim Risch to the Senate if Sen. Larry Craig resigns.
But Otter's spokesman Jon Hanian said the governor hasn't made that decision yet.
"The governor has made no promises or guarantees to anyone regarding a seat that at this hour is still occupied by Larry Craig," Hanian said. "We have not heard anything otherwise from their office."
"We'll deal with the facts when we know them," Hanian added.
Hanian said Otter and Craig had met in the past few days, but Otter spent most of Thursday on his previously scheduled business.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/146825.html
Meanwhile at Legal Times website, they are pretty insulted by the Craig scandal:
The Larry Craig story isn't going away. It's driven The Idaho Statesman's web page to record traffic numbers. More and more Republicans are calling on the also-Republican senator to resign.
Slate remains on vacation and, so far, hasn't commented further. But we here at Legal Times are still pondering Craig's unthinkable behavior.
No, not that whole restroom thing.
We mean his decision to face criminal charges without a lawyer. What longtime senator doesn't have a lawyer on speed dial? We've never even heard of a member of Congress who didn't have a lawyer before. Anyone know if it's a violation of the Constitution?
Is this another Republican with with same values and morals? Idaho will be seen as a pervert State if this replacement has the same closet problem. I guess it's just to much to hope for that these guys who stick together aren't part of the same club. I guess dong a background check is out of the question all you have to do is say the right words and your in. Maybe Lt. Gov. Jim Risch can make up a new code that the cops don't know yet.
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