As we all now know, US Senator Larry Craig resigned last night as Senate co-chairman for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, within hours after news broke of Craig's guilty plea to disorderly conduct after an incident in a men's bathroom.
"Senator Craig has stepped down from his role with the campaign. He did not want to be a distraction and we accept his decision," Romney's campaign said in a statement.
In May, Romney's campaign announced that Craig would be co-chairman of the Romney for President Idaho Leadership Team.
"Our government is in need of a proven leader like Governor Romney, who will put in place benchmarks and streamline our government using proven conservative principles," Craig said in the Romney campaign's statement. "His message is resonating with voters and I'm looking forward to helping him on his way to winning the Republican nomination."
After reports of Craig's arrest, the Romney campaign made "private" a YouTube video in which Craig also praised Romney.
Explaining why he's backing Romney, Craig says in the video that it's in part because "he has very strong family values."
"That's something I grew up with and believe in," Craig explains.
Link to video
From TPM Election Central: A very quick check of Craig's record on gay issues turns up the fact that he voted in favor of an Idaho Constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, and also voted in favor of last year's Federal Marriage Amendment doing the same thing.
Though it should be noted that neither of those votes is directly at odds with engaging in lewd conduct in a public men's rest room.