Just in case you were still tap, tap, tapping your fingers in anticipation of what Sen. Larry Craig would decide to do about his scandal-ridden Senate career, the wait is over: Craig has changed his mind about resigning and will remain in the Senate through next year. He made his decision this afternoon, shortly after a Minnesota judge ruled Craig could not withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct in a men’s restroom at a Minnesota airport.

“I have seen that it is possible for me to work here effectively,” Craig said in a written statement. He also indicated that when his term expires next year, he will retire and not seek re-election.

Idaho Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter had issued a statement earlier, immediately after Judge Charles Porter of the Hennepin County District Court dismissed Craig’s arguments, saying that he was ready to name a Republican successor to complete Craig’s six-year term, had he chosen to resign.

Reuters has Republican aides saying there are no plans to again try to push Craig out, and there was no way to force him to leave.