I Can't Make This Stuff Up

Senator Larry Craig is looking for interns for his staff. Seriously, I'm not kidding.

From Mary Ann Akkers at WaPo:

If you've ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in Sen. Larry Craig's office, now's your chance.

The Idaho Republican has just announced he's taking applications for summer internships in his Capitol Hill office, which has been the brunt of gossip and many a colorful "wide stance" joke ever since last summer, when Craig was busted in a Minneapolis-St. Paul airport men's room sex sting.

"Interns have the chance to be an essential part of a working congressional office," Craig said in a press release issued Tuesday. "They participate in the legislative process as well as ensure that constituent services run smoothly. For those interested in politics, it is an incredible opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at how our government functions while serving the people of Idaho."

Craig is giving preference to "Idaho applicants attending Idaho schools who are in their junior or senior years of college (including graduating seniors)."

The interns Craig seeks are "expected to fulfill some administrative duties such as answering phones, sorting mail and greeting constituents."

Better hurry, kids. This will likely be your last chance to be a summer intern in Senator Craig's office. Craig, who was rebuked by the Senate Ethics Committee this month for his bathroom conviction, says he's retiring next January when his term expires.

So, if you are a self-hating gay person who is looking for an internship where your self-loathing will be understood, hidden, AND supported secretly, you know where to go for a job.

And if you aren't, and you do happen to get the intern job, I'd seriously rethink the whole "toe tapping as sign of impatient behavior" thing.