The Rev. Ted Haggard Will Pray For You, Larry

Another hypocritical (closeted) 'moral values' Republican exposed? From Roll Call, via TPM-

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.

Of course, the issue here is hypocrisy. If the Senator wants to solicit gay sex (or whatever the hell was happening here) in a restroom, that's his dirty business. But he belongs to a party that proclaims to be the deciders of what 'morality' means in America, usually just a reflection of how the most zealous members of their base are feeling. They also-- Craig included-- made anti-gay legislation a cornerstore of their recent election strategies.

Exposing the hypocrisy will hopefully cause them to (eventually) abandon fundamentalism.

[PS- On a related note, 'Jeff Gannon' is back... and wants to be taken seriously. Adorable.]