Gay Politics Roundup: It's hard to keep Iowa and Idaho straight

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Well, so much is happening gay politics wise in two of the "I" states that my head is spinning. First of course there is the resignation of Idaho Senator Larry Craig. He called it quits Saturday. He continues to maintain his innocence, which in Idaho, the Senate, and much of the popular press somehow is synonymous with not being gay. Gay or not (please God, let it be not), it seems pretty clear he was soliciting for sex in an airport men's room. You can hear an audio of his arrest interview here.

Craig's former Republican allies seem to have pretty much deserted him, but he can take cheer in receiving some public support from none other than former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey who wrote a very thoughtful open letter to Craig in this morning's Modesto Bee. (I'm just waiting for Ted Haggard to pile on.)

Over in Iowa, two male college students, Sean Fritz and Tim McQuillan, made it just under the wire and got hitched before the county recorder stopped accepting gay marriage applications pending an appeal. Congrats to the happy couple, but aren't they a little young to be getting hitched? It may be awhile before we see another gay marriage out of Iowa, so let's hope these two crazy kids can make it work!