Is Larry Craig a masochist?

Seriously. Does this guy get gratification from all of this?

Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho reversed course on Thursday and said he would remain in the U.S. Congress despite his conviction in a sex-sting operation at an airport men's room.

In a statement just hours after a Minnesota court refused to let him withdraw his guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct, Craig said he planned to complete his third term that ends in January 2009.

There is no good reason for him to stay on at this point, and he's going to have to deal with this continually. I'm beginning to wonder if he's enjoying this.