After discovery of a guilty plea, stemming from a June arrest in an undercover men's room sex sting at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, Craig had announced plans to resign on September 30th if he was unable to reverse the plea. After the judge hearing the appeal ruled against him, Craig decided to renege and remain in the Senate until the completion of his current term in 2008 to, as he puts it, best serve his constituents.

The GOP had since stripped Craig of two ranking posts and threatened exhaustive public investigations of his personal conduct. Such investigations appear to have been called off, and millions of dollars worth of appropriations appear to be safe from threat.

"I feel like I’m being effective and I’ll continue to work," says the Senator of his earmarks.

The entire article, published today, can be read at The Hill.