Reply #5: CRAIG FAMILY VALUES:

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Craig Family Values: Arrests, Warrants and Restraining Orders

Checkered Pasts of Senator's Children Call Their Credibility into Question

As part of the effort to rehabilitate the reputation and save the political career of Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, his children Michael Craig and Shae Howell spoke to ABC News' "Good Morning America" this week to testify that their father isn't gay and was not in fact guilty of the lewd conduct for which he was arrested.

Michael Craig said his father was simply "a victim of circumstance" who was "in the wrong place at the wrong time."

But the criminal records of Michael Craig and his sister, whom Sen. Craig adopted after marrying their mother, Suzanne, in 1983, not only call into question their credibility as character witnesses but may even further undermine Craig's portrayal of himself as a defender of family values.

At least two women have sought restraining orders against Michael Craig, who was once charged with statutory rape, though the charge was dismissed. He did not return a call for comment. And at the time of Howell's appearance on "Good Morning America" there was a warrant out for her arrest resulting from her allegedly breaking into her estranged husband's home and destroying property.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3573171&page=1

Sen Craig's response to the charges against the son was, basically, that it is not easy raising teenagers.

Hello?

I raised a son through the teenage years and I really, really don't recall any problems with stat rape charges or him perpetrating violence on anyone ~~ particularly any females ~~ to the point that his actions required a court restraining order.

Ummmmm....maybe it is just me....but that is NOT in my book typical behavior in the teen years!

Sheesh!