That picture is the most tragic thing I have seen today, and fills me with deep sadness, when I see those children. Four little ones whose respect for their daddy is snuffed out, and who will grow up angry, with a perverted view of who and what men are (the girls), or a hatred of his dad for what he did to his mom (the little boy). I have seen this in kids so, so many times over the last 20 years or so, as I have watched men whom I know make the most dumbassed decisions imaginable. At age 52, now that my own motor will rev, but no longer spontaneously races like an alcohol burning funny car straining at the chrismas tree at the dragstrip, I can see this whole thing thru different eyes. Earlier, I believed the wisdom of Proverbs in the first 7 chapters, with its repeated instructions to young men about sex...., now I see the results, and why the wise man harped on and on about it. Vitter is just one more fool who has (repeatedly, this ain't the first time)traded a roll in the hay for love, respect, contentment, and a bliss that comes from mutual trust and commitment.
The political ramifications are the LEAST of the damage here, and they alone will sink this guy's career.