David Vitter.
I admit to being somewhat nonplussed that Senator David Vitter of Louisiana was uncovered on that “DC Madam’s List”. There are times when I do not really know how to access American politics, and am never quite sure if the legions of “Family Value” voters who pumped Vitter into office really believed Vitter with some of his rhetoric on the sanctity of marriage, more importantly the sanctity of his marriage. Exposed for seeking the services of a prostitute, he gets around to stating that he apologized to God twice and to his wife, and God accepted the apology twice and his wife did so as well. And I don’t know if I care. I suppose a big part of his constituents should by dent of their professed values, but I don’t know if they truly care either.
But then, this quote is tossed out at us from his wife from the era of Bill Clinton and Bill Livingston (whose seat he won after Livingston’s extra-marital affair torpoeded his credibility in his anoitation of Speaker of the House leading into the Impeachment of Bill Clinton over his extra-marital affair), spoken by his wife:
“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.”
Hell-O!
I would say that “That’s what they all say”, but I don’t know that to be the case. It is the type of bridge one crosses when they must, and all plans and statements of what one would do in her situation end up meaning nothing, for good or ill, when confronted with the situation in realities as opposed to hypotheticals.
The DC Madam and Larry Flynt shall be providing us with much gutter-level amusement to our political class, and that’s about the extent of observation.
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