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To the voters in the Parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, and the rest Statewide...please call for Vitter's resignation. Let us show the world that we won't accept a hypocrite as our voice in Washington.

PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA...
REMOVE "THE HYPOVIT"

[...] Senator Vitter News By edsistrunk Embattled Sen. David Vitter, R-Louisiana — who has not been seen on Capitol Hill since allegations were raised Monday he used a D.C. prostitution service — will return to the Senate next week, just in time for the first scheduled vote of the week on Tuesday, according to Sen. Jim DeMint, R-South Carolina., who has exchanged e-mails with Vitter. “Obviously, he has a whole lot of remorse and wants to put this behind him. He seems to be handling it in a very responsible way. He is saying he was wrong. He made terrible mistakes. He is not trying to diminish the problem,” said DeMint who is the first person CNN has spoken to who has communicated directly with Vitter since the scandal broke. Vitter admitted Monday that his telephone number turned up in the phone records of an escort service run by Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the woman dubbed the “D.C. Madam.” The records date from before he won his Senate seat in 2004. “This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible,” Vitter said in a statement given to reporters Monday night. “Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and from my wife in confession and marriage counseling.” DeMint said there are no indications that Vitter, a first-term senator who is married with children, will leave the Senate. “He’ll be back next week,” said DeMint who is close with Vitter. Vitter to be back in Senate next week, senator says [...]

Can no one have a private life? Let's face it, Vitter is human! While I'm not a Republican, this is not something that ought to cause him anything other than the problems he may encounter within his family.

The press needs to put this behind itself, too.

What is all this perjury talk. Cliton lied about having legal sex with an assistant. Who wouldn't. Name one president who hasn't lied..... Dont worry i'll wait. All he lied about was his sex life not something that has caused the death of over 3000 soilders. If people want to talk about perjury lets find those WMD because we are 100% sure they exist.

What he does behind closed doors is his business, as far as I'm concerned. What he does as a public official, preaching from the figurative mount in his case, and then, after getting caught, begging out of "a sin" is blatant hypocrisy. That is the moral crime he committed against society. He should remain in office and parade himself around in public so people can look long and hard at the guy who made Larry Flynt a hero.

Yes exactly...ALL scumbag crooks, pediphiles, criminals, prostitution solicitators, drug dealers, and people taking bribes should be thrown out and fired from the government. END OF STORY.

No liberals are making excuses here for Jefferson. Pelosi already has repeatedly called for him to leave.

Let's see if Mac has anything interesting to say:

>I am really getting tired of the constant hypocrisy by >liberals..

Okay. Zero substance there. Vitter is a HIGHLIGHT of hypocrisy, as was Hastert's refusal to prosecute our favorite page-bopping homosexual criminal.

>everyone screams “he should resign”, and while I don’t >condone his actions, and somewhat agree he should…>where is that same outcry for the democrat from LA >that got caught w/ $90K in his freezer that gets next >to no coverage in the national media; is he still serving >in congress? Get off your high horse people!!

No high horse here. That jerk should resign as well.

But here's what's different about Vitter: the jerk spent years pretending he was a "family values" man. He's a liar. He screwed around on his wife while presenting a lying face to America of "family values" when, actually, he knows not the meaning of the phrase.

The Democrat is just a sleazeball thief. Get him the hell out of Congress. Then get rid of Vitter.

Vitter violated his own loudly-stated values, and then has the nerve to pretend it was a "mistake." The only mistake Vitter gives a crap about is, Flynt exposed him, and now he has to explain himself.

we have so many lame ducks in Congress, even Cheney could hit them with a shotgun! And then, of course, say it was a mistake.........

Seems to me that the current political pattern in this country shows that the more conservative you claim to be and the more "family values focus" you claim to have, the more likely you are to be involved in the exact behavior your trying to stop. The old adage "he who smelt it, dealt it" seems to be in order, or maybe "do as I say, not as I do". Hypocrisy is the name of the game by the religious right that has hijacked our country. I will no longer vote Republican because the party has decided to "go to the dark side" just so they can retain power .

Quit making sorry excuses for this scumbag.

No Congressman with WIFE and KIDS should be allowed to represent the people when they are busy hiring hookers while in DC.

FIRE THIS JERK NOW...Foley was made to quit, why not this idiot?

Jack in Boston, why is it you conservatives are so hypocritical when it comes to excusing your boys for the same thing you wanted to crucify Bill Clinton?

when you all can clean your own houses, maybe then you'll have something to say about morality. Until then, keep it zipped and tell your corrupted GOP representatives to keep it in their pants. Or, better yet, elect people who don't feel the need to stick their religion and their morality down everybody else's throat and then get caught cheating. (As so many GOPers are doing.)

Wow! Talk about swarming cockroaches.

Hey Jack,

Congressional Democrats kicked Jefferson off his committees, but until conviction no one has the power to force him to resign, and he's fighting the charges. Vitter already admitted to committing the crimes – in fact, did it pre-emptively – so calling for his resignation is fair. The Senate could even take it up and kick him out, because he has admitted committing a crime. Apples and oranges, baby!

And Mrs. Harrison, politicians will continue playing the family values card as long as people like you keep buying it. If you expect them to oversee government services and set policies, then you'll have a realistic view of politicians. When you expect them to be better than you, you will always be disappointed. And I don't know about you, but I never had sex standing up – I was afraid the neighbors might think I was dancing.

"Let him who is without sin cast the first stone."

"Do as I say, not as I do" seems to be a message we receive from the Republican Party rather often.

"Protect the sanctity of marriage. Don't cheat. Don't lie. Be moral. Respect the rule of law. Do the crime, serve the time. Show personal responsibility. Control government spending. Keep government out of our lives. Unite, don't divide."

And yet, as the last 6+ years have demonstrated...

I won't for a second insist that Demoncrats aren't often guilty of many of the same offenses as Republicans. But at least you don't hear the constant posturing out of the Dems. I can't abide a hypocrite.

I am really getting tired of the constant hypocrisy by liberals..everyone screams "he should resign", and while I don't condone his actions, and somewhat agree he should...where is that same outcry for the democrat from LA that got caught w/ $90K in his freezer that gets next to no coverage in the national media; is he still serving in congress? Get off your high horse people!!

He is going to be arrested like the madame he saw for prostitution acts? After all she was arrested for the crime so should he. Plus he should be fired from his job. He is the one who was leading the "family values" lol. So much for his "family values",

Clinton commited immoral acts against the country, his family, and commited the felonius act of perjury to try and save his own sorry ass. He was, is and always will be a liar. Vitter did not commit a felony, probably a misdemeanor, but also committed various immoral, un-ethical acts himself. It doesn't make a bit of difference what political party you represent or follow. These are viloations against ones own morally bankrupt soul, ethical and legal violations against the country and it's citizens who have put their trust in their leaders. It is sad for this country, and our governing process, this is nothing to re-joice about. Vitter and those like him should do the right thing and step down from office. But their own egos entrap them into believing that their power is deserved, not earned. my 2cents...

Matt...what are you doing comparing Bill Clinton to this? Yet again the Republicans want to talk about a president that has been out of office for 7 years, and be in denial.

Yes Bill had CONSENSUAL sex with a normal woman which is 100% legal.

Vitter had sex with a prostitue which is 100% ILLEGAL. In fact here in Los Angeles if you are the suspected customer of a prostitue, you get arrested and sent straight to jail.

So why is Vitter not getting prosecuted? He already made an admission.

I'm not sure this would constitute a felony. IF it is considered a felony he should not be permitted to remain in office.

The "religous right " has proven itself to be niether!!!

He needs to resign and if he doesn't the Senate should call for his resignation.

He needs to be held accountable since he doesn't know how to "practice what he preaches". I am so tired of elected officials who speak morals but don't live it...

Is there such a thing as a non-serious sin?

How can he remain in the US Senate? Where is the ethics commitee? We cannot allow scofflaws to enact our laws. This has got to stop!

I'm glad Mr. Vitter will return to his job next week. We need more hypocrites in D.C.

Nobody seems to write about the fact this man engaged in illegal activities for a period of over six years.

Read the Times-Picayune on nola.com and you'll see more women coming forward.

This was not "a sin." This was an illegal and immoral lifestyle by the man who proposes to legislate other people's lifestyles.

If the madam is facing criminal charges, why isn't Mr. Vitter?

Wasn't Senator Vitter one of the authors of the failed Marriage Ammendment? Who will protect the "sanctity" of the institution of Marriage from the likes of Senator Vitter? One man, one woman, several prostitutes? Hypocrites like him have no place in public office.

Well, sex with an intern isn't illegal (though perjury was), but sex with a prostitute is illegal. Additionally, I'm sure it would be easier for my wife to forgive me for having sex with an intern than for having sex with a prostitute.

I can't see any scenario where what Clinton did was "a lot worse" than what Vitter did. But then again, I'm not a Republican, so maybe that explains why I can't see it.

Vitter, get the hell out of the Senate. Lying sacks of crap, additionally hypocritical considering Vitter's B.S. "family values".

Resign. Do the decent thing. Who gives a damn how much remorse he's showing? EVERYBODY shows remorse when he's caught.

Maybe his god and wife forgave. No American should forgive a senator who lies about his morals and what other Americans should do. I'm far more ticked off at his hypocrisy than I am about the sex itself.

No, he needs to leave the Senate. Lawbreakers cannot enact laws. I hope you all from LA oust him. If there was a Republican majority, the might try to slap him like they did Mr. Lott.

This really does show that there is no difference in the two major parties and they both have the same goals. They ALL need to leave. Both the ones committing these crimes and their fellow brethren who help cover them up.

This hack was pretty adamant against amnesty. Looks like he has no problem getting one himself. Let's hope the people of Louisiana throw this bum out.

As a Louisiana resident, I voted for Mr. Vitter on the basis of his family value stance. Now it appears to have been all a lie. He is two-faced. I don't care what his sex life is about, but I do care about his being two-faced and playing on "family values" to get elected. Now I will have to serious consider his lies when he comes up for reelection. Just another lying Republican caught in the sexual trap. Shades of Livingston. When will they get smart enough not to use family values when they are doing the vertical mambo? Like I said, don't tell me you are a family values candidate when you are cheating on your wife with whores. How the Godly fall and when they do they fall with tragic consequences. I feel so sorry for Mr. Vitter's wife and family. They are being put through such misery by his commonness and his humanness and his lies. Perhaps it is time for him to fully acknowledge his two-faced stance and get back to work representing Louisiana in the Senate of the United States. Put a lock on his zipper and his lips. I am just plain fed up with lies and grandstanding. Find me an honest forthright politician.

Is hooking up with whores part of the family values that he wants so despartely to promote? This is why he is against gay people getting married?

His wife bashed Hillary when she stood by Bill.

Does republican hypocrisy ever stop?

BTW, CNN owes Michael Moore a huge apology.

Wolf Blitzer and CNN owes the country an apology for years of allowing neo cons not to answer the questions that are posed to them.

David "John" Vitter should resign and offer an apology to all he has offended, starting with ME. Don't judge me when you are most likely bringing HIV home to your wife by being with multiple hookers.

>>>>>>NEXT

Sorry for his sin!? The moron should know that he has committed the same crime of prostitution that the madam is being charged with. Resign you lying SOB! Oh, and you have also have sinned.

He's probably drunk and crying, but at least he isn't trolling for guys in a public restroom. I hope.

I'm a Republican but not a religious conservative. I loved it when idiots like Haggard and Vitter get embarrassed. They tell everyone how to live their lives and they are a bunch of hypocrites.

so we pay tax bill , vitter do sex and all american people , have to forget all the easy services he was using with "D.C. madam" services

Please stop using the word "allegations" so loosely. Especially where the subject has "admitted" in the same piece.

How does he know he was forgiven by God or for that matter his wife?

Wherever he is, he's probably missing something near and dear to him.

Vitter is nothing but a hypocrit and should be thrown out of office; the sooner, the better! Larry Flynt is going to produce more names of Republicans who have supposedly "repented"! LOL! Vitter is too unfit to serve as a public official.

Well at least the madam was a professional in this case. It could have been a lot worse, he could have gotten wrapped up with an intern...

Why is there no uproar to force this Senator to resign? Why is there no move to prosecute this Senator for solicitation of prostitution, especially considering that the federal government is going after the woman who facilitated sending him the prostitute?

My guess is that the Republican Party doesn't want him to resign because they might lose the Senate seat (since Louisiana has a Democratic Governor). However, if this had been a Democratic Senator, you better believe they'd be screaming "family values."

It's always the "holier than thou" types...