You gotta love the Republicans. They're always talking about things like "family values" and "the sanctity of marriage." One of the chief practitioners of such self-righteous blather has been Senator David Vitter of Louisiana.
While Vitter was a member of the House of Representatives in 1999, he sponsored a bill "recognizing the importance of strong marriages." Then in 2004, when he ran for the U.S. Senate, he urged local governments in Louisiana to enact a pro-marriage proclamation as part of Marriage Appreciation Week. And just last year, this champion of the religious right said there was no issue before the Senate more important than
On the other hand, perhaps Mr. Vitter has merely been spreading his seed of family values among those who most needed a dose.
While Vitter was a member of the House of Representatives in 1999, he sponsored a bill "recognizing the importance of strong marriages." Then in 2004, when he ran for the U.S. Senate, he urged local governments in Louisiana to enact a pro-marriage proclamation as part of Marriage Appreciation Week. And just last year, this champion of the religious right said there was no issue before the Senate more important than
"a strong two-parent family.... Some folks in Washington may not get that, but certainly a lot of folks in the real world, including Louisiana, get it."Speaking of getting it, it turns out Vitter has been getting plenty on the side. Vitter's name turned up on a list of phone numbers belonging to the DC Madame. And the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that the Senator was a regular client of a Canal Street brothel in the mid '90s.
On the other hand, perhaps Mr. Vitter has merely been spreading his seed of family values among those who most needed a dose.
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