of hookers and lost opportunities...

Let me say at the outset that I don't like David Vitter. I think he's an arrogant, sanctimonious piece of shit who voted identically as David Dukkke did in the state legislature. He also is obnoxious to the help at the local Marble Slab Creamery. That he is a hypocrite was well-known in Louisiana, and if this latest round of press is enough to get him to resign, I'm good with that.

All, that said, I well and truly don't care where David sticks "lil' vitty." I don't care if his wife wants to cut it off if she's been wronged. Just as I don't want David to know where I put "lil yat," what he does is really none of my damn business.

Once again, the Democratic Party has a huge opportunity to take the high road here and try to win over Libertarians in the process. Majority Leader Reid should call a presser today and issue the following statement:

"Senator Vitter's private life is just that--PRIVATE. It's none of our damn business. As such, this is the last comment you'll hear from a Democrat on the subject."

When a politician is ensared by a sex scandal, the wheels that get set in motion are incredible. I have mixed feelings about Larry Flynt using "lil vitty" to bring David down. Part of me says it's none of his damn business, either, but then, David does attack Flynt and others on the whole "family values" issue, leaving him vulnerable to the charge of hypocrisy. Then there's the MSM, who put up front page photos of hookers and tell stories of their encounters with sanctimonious politicians.

Then there's La Grace, who, as usual, is totally detached from reality:

Whether voters accept his vague contrition depends on what happens over the next few days and how his wife, Wendy, plays the situation. But in the political world his standing is already shaky.

Shaky, huh? All David's got to do is ride it out until the fall election. He doesn't stand for re-election until 2010. That's three years, a presidential election, and Mary Landrieu's re-election bid (next year) away. Her column is titled, "Can this senator's career be saved?" but she offers no possible scenario under which his career is in danger. All "lil vitty" has to do is zip up and lie low. He can kiss goodbye any hope of a prominent role in the 2008 GOP convention. Running mate dreams have been dashed. But there's no way this guy's resigining from the senate.

This is why Dems need to stay on the high road. David is going to ride this out, and he'll get re-elected in 2010. The Family Research Council and every other fundigelical group, along with the pro-life catlicks will get right behind him.

Besides, who knows when we'll have another highly-popular elected official who likes to get blowjobs from women to whom he's not married.

The bottom line on this comes, amazingly, from La Grace. In her outrage, she says:

As for his constituents, well, it's apparently none of their business.

Score one for Stephanie, she got that part right.

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