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On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:36:56 -0500, David Agnew
<DavidAgnew@nospam.nul> wrote:

>Republican Admits to 'Serious Sin in My Past'
>By Susan Jones
>CNSNews.com Senior Editor
>July 10, 2007
>

Another Family Values Republican.

>(CNSNews.com) - A Republican senator has been caught in the "D.C.
>madam" snare. 
>
>Sen. David Vitter's telephone number was listed in the records kept by
>Deborah Jeane Palfrey - the woman accused of running a prostitution
>ring. Palfrey insists it was a legitimate escort service. On Monday,
>she posted her clients' telephone numbers - but no names -- online.
>
>"This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course,
>completely responsible," Vitter said in a statement released to the
>Associated Press on Monday. 
>
>"Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and
>my wife in confession and marriage counseling. Out of respect for my
>family, I will keep my discussion of the matter there -- with God and
>them. But I certainly offer my deep and sincere apologies to all I
>have disappointed and let down in any way." 
>
>Vitter, 46, was elected to the Senate in 2004 - the first Louisiana
>Republican to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction. He previously
>served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
>
>Vitter recently helped lead the conservative effort to kill the
>immigration "reform" bill. He also supports the Marriage Protection
>Amendment.
>
>"As the parents of four children, my wife Wendy and I get up every day
>dedicated to securing a truly bright future for all of us in
>Louisiana," his website says.
>
>According to ABC News, Palfrey's clients included prominent business
>executives, NASA officials and military officers, but they have so far
>not been named publicly.
>
>Randal Tobias, a senior State Department official, resigned several
>months ago after ABC News asked him about his use of the escort
>service.
>
>'What a joke'
>
>A website dedicated to New Orleans news and information, nola.com,
>offered readers a chance to vent about Vitter.
>
>"What's your reaction to the senator's admission? Will it affect his
>ability to represent Louisiana? Are you satisfied with his apology?"
>the website asked.
>
>Reaction was mostly unfavorable:
>
>"Here is a guy who preached about New Orleans being sinful. What a
>joke," wrote one reader. "As I've said in the past all men in congress
>get drunk with power. The only thing that would surprise me is if Mary
>Landrieu or Pelosi were buying boy toys."
>
>"I want govt. out of my wallet an out of my bedroom, regardless of
>political party," wrote another reader.
>
>"Soliciting sex is illegal in DC. Vitter therefore broke the law. Are
>Republicans ready to reelect a criminal to office in 2010? Because
>Vitter broke the law, he should resign. This is really a huge
>disgrace, and we cannot afford any more bad press in Louisiana," said
>another angry constituent.
>
>"His bible thumping family value gravy train has derailed."
>
>One reader mentioned press reports in 2004 in which Vitter (running
>for the Senate at the time) publicly denied allegations that he had an
>11-month affair with a known prostitute.
>
>
>http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200707/POL20070710b.html