His wife should know, if you live in a glass house don't throw stones. She should have kept her comments to herself regarding the Clintons. It's payback time!!

I'm sure President Clinton wanted to resume his normal life as well, but the hypocritical do-gooders on the right never left him alone (they still bring it up!). I say that these walking contradictions be harrassed continually and get a taste of their humble pie!

Hilarious!

Nothing funnier than watching Larry Flynt show up the David Vitters, Bill Bennetts, Jerry Falwells, Rush Limbaughs and Ted Haggards of the world. Note #1 to sanctimonious hypocrites: Put thine own houses in order before throwing stones (or something like that); #2 keep your values off my body (or something like that).

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/07/10/vitter/index.html
Glenn Grenwald already said everything a thinking human could say. Check out the quote from his wife…
One of the most revealing stories ever written about Vitter was this lengthy profile by Mary Jacoby in Salon as Vitter's election to the Senate in 2004 appeared certain. This is how Jacoby described Vitter and his campaign:
A family-values far-right conservative named David Vitter appears headed for victory on Tuesday in the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana. . . . He presents himself as a morally righteous, clean-cut family man, and his wife and three young children have become virtual campaign props. . . .
As for his background, she noted:
In Congress, Vitter became a reliable vote for the extreme right, earning a 100 percent rating from the American Conservative Union in 2002. He vowed to outlaw abortion in almost all cases, even when pregnancy results from rape or incest; his only exception was to save the life of the mother. And — with an eye on the governor's office — he continued the crusade against gambling that he'd started in 1993 with the ethics complaint against Gov. Edwin Edwards.
But most amazing of all is this charming incident that occurred back in 1999, when Bill Clinton's adultery was on the mind of every good, righteous, Southern Republican Christian Values Voter:
As Vitter geared up in 2002 to run for governor, his bitter race against Treen came back to haunt him. A Treen supporter, local Republican Party official Vincent Bruno, blurted out on a radio show that he believed Vitter had once had an extramarital affair.
The Louisiana Weekly newspaper followed up. Bruno told the paper that the young woman had contacted the Treen campaign in 1999 because she was upset that Vitter was portraying himself as a family-values conservative and trotting out his wife and children for campaign photo ops. Bruno, who declined to comment for this story, and John Treen interviewed the woman, who said she had worked under the name "Leah."
But after nearly a year of regular paid assignations with Vitter, the lawmaker asked her to divulge her real name, according to Treen, citing the account he said she gave him. Her name was Wendy Cortez, Treen said. She said Vitter's response was electric. "He said, 'Oh, my God! I can't see you anymore," John Treen told me, citing the woman's account to him and noting that Vitter's wife is also named Wendy. And Wendy Vitter does not appear to be the indulgent type.
Asked by an interviewer in 2000 whether she could forgive her husband if she learned he'd had an extramarital affair, as Hillary Clinton and Bob Livingston's wife had done, Wendy Vitter told the Times-Picayune: "I'm a lot more like Lorena Bobbitt than Hillary. If he does something like that, I'm walking away with one thing, and it's not alimony, trust me."

Yay for Greenwald! I love the context that he provides which is shockingly absent from MSM coverage of this issue.

As for Vitter? Who does he think he is slinking back into DC with his head down and his tail between his legs. Does he think that just because God has forgiven him that it somehow absolves him of engaging in ILLEGAL activities?? Does he somehow think that if he is quiet, no one will mention this inconvienent little fact? I hope they give this guy what he deserves.

well…although I feel the personal lives of politicians is just that…personal. It is a distraction to important policy making. However..it is ironic that a right wing politico who lampooned President Clinto would be in a similar situation. Don't throw stones when you live in a glass house.

Here we go again. What else is new? another disgusted, shameless, so-called conservative, family value, hypocrite GOP.

You mean he didn't take to the floor to give one of his "Moral Values" speeches? What a shame.

As a lifelong Louisiana citizen, I can't say i'm suprised. Typicaly those whom rail against sin are it's worst offendors or lack the courage to act on their desires. Take, Jimmy Swaggart for example, while damning everyone to hell fire he was in the company of hookers like Mr. Vitter. Mr. Vitter carres not that he is a hypocrit or that he has for years lied to the people of Louisiana, he will not resign and the republican party won't let him at least till Bobby Jindal wins the governership because his own power and that of the republicans in Louisiana will not take a back seat to the citizens of Louisiana. He will not resign and the republicans will back him just like they did the child molester from florida, which was after a Louisiana boy. Wasn't it Vitter the boy complained to and then it was burried by republican leadeership and Vitter. To say these people have no shame it the naked pursuit of power is an understatement.

The DC Madam has been accused of providing clients with fantasy partners and since David Vitter participated in the cover-up of the Florida child molester, I just wonder what his fantasy was all about? I am astonished that this worm of a man could ever show his face in public again!

Well, let the guy get on with his work. He has to live with himself knowing he made Larry Flynt a hero. If Vitter has the audacity to ever degrade gays and people who beleive in personal choice, or if he starts harping on "family values" (whatever he means by that, who knows anymore), ol' Larry will be right on his tail, as will the rest of the media at this point, I'm sure. Vitter's life as he knew it is over. Maybe he can learn from his "mistake" (of being a hypocrite)and still be a worthy public servant, if there is such a thing.

So let me get this right, Newt Grinwich just admitted to having an affair, David Vitter doing prostitutes… Foley was after the boys in congress…all while they were after Clinton… as I remember all so mighty, so morally correct…People, when somebody is running for office and start claiming high moral ground watch out!!! FAMILY VALUES run the opposite way.

It has to be so scary to be a republican, having to pander to the “conservatives” and then been human is a conflict of interest.… Like Rush Limbaugh preaching against drugs and then taking drugs by the fist full…

I wonder who is next…let’s see, General Peter Pace admitting to having a homosexual affair will be outstanding in its capacity….

The other commenters have stated the obvious. Vitter deserves a Gold Medal for Hypocrite of the Decade. I honestly wouldn't have cared 'what he did' in his private life until the news reminded me he ran on a strict family values platform. The Religion Right (an oxymoron anyway) are the biggest offenders to curtailing the rights of their fellow citizens. Look at Jerry Falwell, The Catholic Priest scandal, Newt Gingrich's affair (and he voted for impeachment of Clinton!!). It's an absolute joke how these liars present themselves. Of course he used DC and New Orleans escorts. Vitters name is all over the records!

I take no pleasure in witnessing the agony, embarassment, or shame of other people.

That being said… in the case of Sen. Vitter, the fact cannot be avoided that this guy sold himself to the people of Louisiana as the very opposite of the type of man he's turned out to be. As far as I'm concerned, his mandate to represent those citizens is forfeit.

Politicians like Vitter, whose fiery rhetoric about values, family, faith, and moral absolutism seem to leave no room at all for second chances or forgiveness, should hold themselves to their own standard.

Hey Vitt, if you want to be a moral dirtbag, that is between you and your family. Keep your hands off of legislation telling others how to lead their sex lives.

No, David needs to go. He committed a crime. You can be a public servant if you're a criminal. He really should go to jail, but I guess resigning in disgrace would be alright. If you citizens allow him to keep his job, you're saying it's OK to be a criminal political leader. Hmm, I guess that sums up most of them. But seriously, don't cry resignation if there are robbers and murders who serve as public servants if you aren't going to cry about prostitution.

If this had been a democrat, they would be screaming for his resignation. But since he's a republican, then Jesus wipes the slate clean and a vote for George is saved.

It would be funny/sad if they didn't actually beleive this stuff.

All your comments are very good, I think I will add mine too, do we know if the prostitute was male or female? Did we all assume it is a female? From the way I see, most republicans are against gays but like them on the side hush…hush, any one disagree?