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Romney: Can't Account for Craig's Actions
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ABC News' Rick Klein Reports: Former governor Mitt Romney said Tuesday that he shouldn't be held responsible for the actions of Sen. Larry Craig, who until Monday night was "co-Senate liaison" for his presidential campaign.
Romney, R-Mass., said in an interview on Bloomberg TV that he hadn't spoken with Craig since news of his arrest and guilty plea on disorderly conduct charges surfaced on Monday.
Watch the video HERE.
"I'm going to have a lot of supporters; if I'm lucky enough to get elected I'll have about 50.1 percent," Romney said. "I'm not going to be able to account for all of their behavior, I don't think it reflects on me, and I don't know the particulars in this case. I wish him well, but I'll worry about my own behavior, and also about making sure we take the appropriate action when people in any way violated any degree of public trust."
Craig, R-Idaho, has been among Romney's most prominent supporters in the Senate. But he resigned from his formal role with the campaign after Roll Call reported details of his guilty plea on Monday.
Craig also recorded a short video talking about his support for Romney, which was available on YouTube.com until the Romney campaign moved to make it "private" on Monday.
In the video, a copy of which was obtained by Talking Points Memo, Craig says: "Knowing Governor Mitt Romney is knowing somebody who first and foremost has very strong family values. That's something I grew up with and believe in."
August 28, 2007 in Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (4)
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Doesn't this latest twistedness of Senator Craig raise concerns about the twisted pasted of Giuliani?
People are calling for both Senator Craig and Senator Vitters to resign. Not surprising. And yet some of these same people are pushing Giuliani for President? Wow, talk about blind inconsistency.
Giuliani's public affair while married as mayor was far worse than what Vitters did. What Vitters did was bad, what Giuliani did was worse.
Posted by: Jhopolong | Aug 28, 2007 3:20:00 PM
excuse me i wasn't going to say this at first but dosen't it seem like there an ABC bias to romney, i watch all the other main TV networks and they dont seem do be as bias as ABC new maybe ABC needs to do some supervising and get rid of writers who are biased. Folks All i want is the news not your slanted biased crap. Thanks!
Posted by: montorey | Aug 28, 2007 7:59:59 PM
Giuliani or Fred Thompson...
Clintons are crooks........alway's have been, alway's will....
Posted by: Freddie | Aug 29, 2007 2:46:02 PM
Please! Everybody knew for years, and the gentleman Romney "doth protest to much" as Willie Shakepeare said.
Posted by: sandra | Sep 2, 2007 3:03:14 PM
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