It seems that a California state senator with a long history of anti-gay rights statements was arrested for drunk driving after leaving a gay bar. Karma is such a bitch.

Sources tell CBS13 a state senator from Southern California was arrested for allegedly driving drunk after leaving Faces, a gay nightclub in midtown Sacramento, early Wednesday morning.

The California Highway Patrol pulled over Senator Roy Ashburn at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday after an officer noticed a black Chevy Tahoe swerving at 13th and L Streets.

Closeted gay people can cause all kinds of damage, usually to themselves. It is really too bad that they do not feel comfortable in their own skin.

Updated: Today, finally, he admits he is gay. It is tragic that it took an incident like this for him to acknowledge the truth. Tragic for his constituents, and more fundamentally, for him. Closeted gay people are dangerous to themselves. This is why openness is the best option for all involved.