The Crypt at the Politico reports that Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) has filed an appeal with the courts in Minnesota in his quest to have his guilty plea withdrawn. This all stems from Craig's arrest last June in the Minneapolis airport. CREW filed an ethics complaint against Craig and Senate's Republican leadership asked for an ethics investigation as well. As you can see here and here, we have continually noted the double standard shown by GOP Senators who expressed outrage over Craig's behavior when they gave a standing ovation to Senator David Vitter (R-LA) who had engaged the services of a prostitute:

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) is once again fighting to withdraw his guilty plea in an airport sex sting, filing an appeals brief on Tuesday arguing that his actions were not criminal.

“There is an insufficient factual basis to support the finding that he is guilty of violating any laws,” said Craig's lawyer, Billy Martin.

The filing is an appeal to an October ruling in Minnesota, rejecting Craig’s first attempt to have the guilty plea withdrawn.

Craig was arrested by an undercover police officer at the Minneapolis airport on June 11 as part of a broader investigation into men soliciting sex in airport restrooms. According to the officer who made the arrest, Craig tapped his feet (in the now infamous “wide stance”) and swiped his hand along a stall divider in a suggestive manner.

In the brief, Craig’s legal team argues that the senator’s actions were not criminal because Minnesota’s disorderly conduct law requires that conduct alarm or anger “others,” while Craig’s actions only affected a single individual — the officer who made the arrest.