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Sen. Larry Craig said Saturday he will resign, succumbing to rapidly intensifying pressure from within his own Republican Party.

Not censured, not wrist-slapped, not frowned upon; resigned. As noted before on this blog, more than once, both sides have their issues with fallible human beings in positions of power. But it’s Republicans that, far more often, do the right thing.

I heard Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday repeat what he’d heard from some sources that the number of Republicans leaving due to scandal shows how bad off the party is. I say that it shows how better off the party is. I repeat, both sides have their troubles, but the Republicans are ridding themselves of the bad apples, and they are better off for it.

Update:  Looks like Sen. Craig is trying to undo his guilty plea and resignation.  We’ll see how that turns out.  But if indeed he is still guilty on the other side of this legal maneuver, I believe the Republican party will continue to do the right thing.

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