Has Sen. Craig Ever Been Blackmailed?

An important question to which Americans deserve an immediate investigation and answer is, "Has Senator Craig ever been black-mailed by a foreign intelligence agency?" He's the perfect "honeypot" target.

Let's speak frankly. Larry Craig is a walking security nightmare. As a U.S. senator since 1991 and a U.S. representative for the 10 previous years, he has been cleared to receive top secret information on a wide variety of subjects that affect our national security. Information that foreign intelligence agencies are eager to acquire.

The security risk he poses is obvious. Not only does he engage in activites which he is strongly motivated to keep hidden, he engages in those activities with anonymous partners in public. Given the long-standing rumors about his activities, it would surprise me immensely if he has not already been targeted and blackmailed by a foreign agency. It is entirely possible that he has been blackmailed since as early as 1981, when he was first elected to Congress, and before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

I doubt there is a single intelligence or defense group in the world that would have cleared him for access to privileged information, yet he has been trolling public toilets full of U.S. secrets for years. Senator Craig currently sits on some sensitive committees, including the Appropriations Subcommittees for Homeland Security and Military Construction and the Energy Committee.

A sweeping FBI investigation is immediately needed to assure the American public, and the good people of Idaho, that Sen. Craig has not endangered their safety by providing information to foreign powers.