Posted on 07/16/2007 3:20:14 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Senator In Scandal Won't Resign Republican Acknowledged Connection To 'D.C. Madam'
POSTED: 1:38 pm EDT July 16, 2007 UPDATED: 6:16 pm EDT July 16, 2007 NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana U.S. Sen. David Vitter, who last week admitted to a connection with the so-called D.C. Madam, said Monday he will not resign.
Vitter said he was in seclusion because he wanted time alone with his family and for prayer.
"I'm so very, very sorry" to all those let down by the revelations, Vitter said.
"I will work every day to rebuild this trust," he said.
Vitter, who is Catholic, said he confessed about his indescretions a number of years ago.
"I believe I received forgiveness from God. I know I did from Wendy," he said of his wife, Wendy Vitter.
Vitter is a conservative who ran for office on a platform opposing abortion and supporting a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. He replaced former Democratic Rep. Bob Livingston, who resigned after rumors of numerous affairs.
Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt played a role in exposing both men's activities.
"I think Livingston’s stepping down makes a very powerful argument that (former President Bill) Clinton should resign as well and move beyond this mess,” he said.
Flynt said last week that his magazine was the first to link Vitter to an escort service operated by Deborah Jeane Palfrey. She is accused of running an escort service in Washington, D.C., a charge she denies.
Vitter acknowledged last Monday that his telephone number appeared among others in Palfrey's records.
He made the admission to The Associated Press in a statement. Flynt said Vitter went to the AP only after one of his reporters contacted Vitter to confirm the connection to Palfrey.
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Would his possible replacement be a Dem?
If he is appointed by LA Gov Blanco I am sure he would be a “D”.
BTTT!!!
But I won’t be one to throw stones.
His wife and he reconciled. It’s up to the people he represents to decide whether or not to keep him.
And if Blanco picks his replacement, my guess is it will be worse for LA and better for incompetent Dems.
What?
Hemmings?....their relationship is recorded as very cordial...not exactly Simon Legree...she was probably glad to be in his focus...ensured her of easy street...relatively speaking...and she was supposedly not unaccustomed to being a house handmaiden...nor was her mama either apparently
That married woman in Paris?....that is arguably more problematic Biblically
I'm not sure Thomas Jefferson really did bad naughty things to be honest given his times.....he was known to treat his slaves quite well and freed them
nor has Vitter..
Don’t you just love all the moral relativism on show on this thread?
Our representative’s immorality isn’t as bad as theirs. So that’s okay. Carry on, nothing to see here. Lovely.
I guess the Clinton legacy has infected the Republican party as much as the Democrats.
All I saw today was a politician hiding behind the skirt of the woman he wronged in the first place, and trying to pass much of the blame on to the media which, in this case at least, was only doing it’s job.
Way to stand up and take it like a man, Vitter.
And I don’t believe for one minute his denial that he never use the services of prostitutes in New Orleans. All he’s done by denying it is give the press more incentive to dig out evidence from his past.
And when they do, he’s toast.
How long ago did this happen? I heard that Vitter confessed his sin to his wife 2 years ago, and so this isn’t new news to her....
If Clinton could remain in office and enjoy high personal approval ratings, why can’t a Rep? After all, it is just about sex and Vitter’s wife forgives him.
So does a former member of the KKK.
Talk about hypocrisy. I guess Dems are not vulnerable because they never talk about family values--not.
Stand strong Senator Vitter.
Ultimately it will be up to the voters in 2010, you should worry about them, not have to worry about Larry Flynt
Funny thing about the Klan. A Roosevelt appointee to the Supreme Court, Hugo Black, was a member of the Klan in the 1920s. Two of the biggests nests of the Klan were Indiana and Oregon. West Virginia, of course. And Byrd was a big shot in the Klan after it was no longer respectable.
The difference being that she was alive for a long time down there.
“Democrats are hypocrites and liars. Many are also criminals”
Using that as a defense for Republicans being hypocrites, liars, and criminals is absolutely pathetic, however...
Remove him from every important comittee. Revoke any security clearances. If possible, have him arrested for his activies.
He needs to go.
It's like they say...you don't pay them for sex...you pay them to leave after.
But he did get a censure for fixing “hot bottom’s” parking tickets.
“STAND UP to the evil Larry Flynt”
And stop buying Hustler magazine. yes I know the articles are great but buy gent or Juggs or Heavy Women in Water. Equally fine magazines.
I wouldn’t know. Maxim online is about my speed. Sexy ladies, but always in (more or less) their tops.
LOL:D)
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