Idaho Sen. Larry Craig: When he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, he included a hand-written note to the prosecutor, thanking him for his “cooperation.” The prosecutor cites that in a memo he filed Monday opposing Craig’s attempt to

withdraw his guilty plea after his bathroom arrest at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The prosecutor says that in his pre-plea phone dealings with Craig, the Idaho Republican was “calm and collected” and his “questions intelligent and methodical.” In short, Craig knew what he was doing when he entered his guilty plea, the prosecutor argues. Here’s the Star Tribune story and here’s the Idaho Statesman’s story.

By the way, if you’re to run into Craig at the Lindbergh Terminal — for whatever reason — you’re going to have to make different travel plans. The Washington Post’s Sleuth Mary Ann Akers, who refers to Craig’s party ID as “R-Not Gay,” says Craig is now changing planes in Denver. Here’s her item.

That wacky Wakota Bridge: If you had doubts about the under-construction Wakota Bridge before the I-35W bridge collapsed, then maybe this item is actually good news: The state is considering delaying work on this troubled bridge project to free up funds for the rebuilding of the I-35 bridge. Here’s the latest development on the continuing bridge fallout.

Presidential race: The Washington Post has had a couple of blog items on The Trail about President Bush’s off-the-record and on-the-record comments about the candidates — especially Hillary Rodham Clinton

and Rudy Giuliani — hoping to succeed him. Here’s the first item and here’s the most recent item.