I agree that Vitter has been a solid conservative. However, I think what is being overlooked here is that he made a mistake, and lied to his constituents to cover it up. Cheating on his wife is not good either, but that is between he, his wife and God. It doesn’t have anything to do with me.
I would have some serious trust issues with this guy. If he is the best Republican running, I could still vote for him. But that is a big if. Surely there is someone with more integrity and solid conservative credentials that could run.
Vitter should be criticized for his behavior and every respectable conservative should be seriously considering whether he is worthy of their vote. Otherwise, we are the same as the liberals; willing to sacrifice our values to win the election.
I understand how you feel bad about that, but unless Jesus Christ Himself runs for public office, we will never get a perfect candidate. We have to look at the big picture here. People like Vitter (and to a certain extent, all of us), have done stupid, regrettable things, that, if possible to go back in time and undo them, they would. He made a terrible mistake, and is doing his best to make amends with his family. We should pray that they can get through this.
Meanwhile, he is still a stellar conservative in the Senate. We cannot, and must not, lose people like him, or else, we lose big time.