In what is the single lamest Cocktober Surprise of this week, activist Mike Rogers revealed on “the radio” that Idaho Republican Senator Larry Craig has sex with boys, possibly in the bathroom of Union Station. MORE »

Condoleezza Rice officiates a gay wedding. Or something. MORE »

The LA Daily News, saying what we’re all thinking. Headline of the year? MORE »

We knew the poor guy had been outed, but we didn’t realize he was actually Paul Lynde. (”They can’t keep doin’ the Texas two-step” was, we’re pretty sure, scripted by the surviving writers from Hollywood Squares). MORE »

As we aim to be the informed voter’s one-stop shop for candidate bios in races across the country, we try to answer each and every Sitemeter referral query we can. MORE »

• Heard on the Hill: Jim Sensenbrenner brought milkbones to a House Judiciary Committee meeting after Dan Lungren claimed the chairmen treated them “like dogs.” “The chairman sent an aide to a pet store to buy a new leash and collar for Lungren…” Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee spokesperson on the Ted Stevens “Series of Tubes” parody song: “I am sure the chairman will want to download this to his iPod.” [Roll Call]
• Gatecrasher: Jeff Gannon on Rick Santorum’s gay press secretary: “I think it’s a tribute to Rick Santorum. I think it says a lot about the man.” On Media Matters’ David Brock: “At 35, he decided that he loved shoving dollar bills down the pants of the twinks down at [D.C. gay strip club] Wet.” [NYDN]
• Page Six: Ex strip club bouncer tells of having to kick Bill Maher out for rudeness. Maher’s publicist insists he never gets thrown out of strip clubs. [NYP]

“I’m a loooooonesome schoolboy, and I just came into town…” (AP) MORE »

First God tells Katherine Harris that he wants her to stay in the Florida Senate race. And now the red phone to heaven is ringing again, this time for Katy’s ex-boyfriend, Charlie Crist: MORE »

Who says Democrats can’t win? In the latest Congressional Catfight, Barney Frank pounded poor David Dreier’s brains out, making him cry out in pain. MORE »

* The week started off with a double shot of intelligence stories to get us all hot and bothered. Did we say hot? We meant super-hot. MORE »

Some of you have complained that Congressional Catfight is sexist. We deny all such charges. Meet the next two competitors stepping into the ring: Congressman Barney Frank (on left) and Congressman David Dreier (on right). In case you can’t tell your left from your right, Frank is the bear, and Dreier is the twink MORE »