Pounding to get out of the closet.

It must be hell to be a hypocritical gay Republican. On one hand blasting the lifestyle, on the other hand living it.

I often wonder if some of these guys subconsciously want to get caught.

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) was arrested in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men’s public restroom, according to an arrest report obtained by Roll Call Monday afternoon.

Craig’s arrest occurred just after noon on June 11 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. On Aug. 8, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct in the Hennepin County District Court. He paid more than $500 in fines and fees, and a 10-day jail sentence was stayed. He also was given one year of probation with the court that began on Aug. 8.

A spokesman for Craig described the incident as a “he said/he said misunderstanding,” and said the office would release a fuller statement later Monday afternoon.

(The Roll Call link is being overwhelmed. Politico has a summary.)

Oh, and while we're talking about weird Republicans, how is it possible that a sitting (now retiring) Republican Congressman, Rick Renzi, has no recorded personal history for two decades?

(Later: A video of Larry Craig endorsing Mitt Romney for their shared "family values" has already disappeared from Romney's YouTube channel. Craig's up for election in '08.)