Most media outlets are giving broad coverage to Senator Larry Craig’s plight. It is pervasive and, for the moment, part of the national discussion. As this maelstrom plays out, Senator Craig’s wife, Suzanne Craig, finds herself at the center of media attention.

Members of the media would like a comment - a sound bite that will play endlessly for the news cycle. What can she say except absolutely nothing, with the hope that the drama will conclude soon? One can only imagine the personal turmoil, as well as the public commotion that surrounds her family. Perhaps the key is simply to endure - without comment and with only a semblance of privacy. Some will empathize. It will never be ‘business as usual’.

Catherine Forsythe

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