Not content with Senator Larry Craig's on-again, off-again resignation promises, Idaho Governor Butch Otter is doing his level best to push Craig off the precipice without actually saying it. Otter Friday released a list of two dozen Idaho residents who have expressed some interest in replacing Craig in the Senate.

The list, Otter's office notes, does not include those whose names were submitted by others or those who told Otter they didn't want their names made public. Finally, the list doesn't include those who promised to move to Idaho to accept the Senate seat (Did Alan Keyes really call Otter?).

Notable names on the list include Lieutenant Gov. Jim Risch, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, State Senators Mike Jorgensen, John McGee and Gary Schroeder, State Representatives Scott Bedke, Russ Mathews and Ken Roberts, and 2006 Congressional candidates Robert Vasquez and Sheila Sorensen, who lost to Rep. Bill Sali in the primary.

While Craig nears the September 30th date on which he "intends" to resign, Idaho Republicans, like their national counterparts, are leaving little doubt which way they hope Craig goes.