I think it is about time we got serious about the business of tackling the life and death issues of our country instead of this "gothca" BS! Issues of fidelity are between the man and his partner. Bill Clinton's situation was a different issue - it was not the infedelity per se but the lying under oath and the use of the oval office for his piccadillos. Infidelity is a common occurence - we may well remove 1/2 or more of all senators, congressmen and women, etc etc if fidelity is the standard. Enough! I am sick of this,

When a Congressman commits adultery and lies about it, how can you believe him when he preaches family values or trust him to legislate what's acceptable for other people (like same sex marriage)? Example: Gingrich, Guiliani, Vitter. Tell me that any of them really believe in family values.

I believe too much is made of congressional cheating, but in Vitter's case, he was guilty of more than cheating and lying to his wife. He made morality a very large issue during his term and, by his own standards, is a public liar, a cheat, and should, as a minimum, beg for forgiveness to his constituency or resign.

How can we expect important matters to be resolved when people represent themselves
this poorly?

I believe too much is made of congressional cheating, but in Vitter's case, he was guilty of more than cheating and lying to his wife. He made morality a very large issue during his term and, by his own standards, is a public liar, a cheat, and should, as a minimum, beg for forgiveness to his constituency or resign.

How can we expect important matters to be resolved when people represent themselves
this poorly?

I personally don't have problem with him going to the prostitute. Actually to me that is very understandable. I do have a problem about his double face "high moral" standard. I hate hypocrisy.

If he don't believe in something. don't preach it.

Isn't it amazing, the democrats arent' the only one with a sex problem.

Hyprocacy issue aside, the real problem I have with Vitter is that there is increasing evidence that allegations made in 2002 regarding a different set of prostitutes appear to be accurate. He flat out called someone else a liar for bringing it up. It's one thing to espouse an ideal that you fail to achieve, It is quite another to slander someone - dishonestly - rather than honestly deal with the issue when called on it.

I think to make this a sexual morality issue really gives Vitter a free pass. The truth is that he lied about this in the past, and would have LIED HIS ASS OFF again in this case if he felt he could get away with it. Do you really think (short of court-of-law solid evidence) that he won't lie again if it gets him out of a sticky situation?

The media should demand that he clearly state if the prostitute allegations that he denied in 2002 were accurate (ANY prostitute, don't get side tracked on "A prostitute named Wendy"). If they were, he should resign for lying and slander.

I voted for David Vitter for Senate. I am disappointed in him, unless he is opposed by Kathleen Blanco, Bill Jeffersonor mayor Ray Nagin,I may not vote for him again.

Dear Linda,

Scooter Libby lied under oath. And so did Alberto Gonzales. By your standards, I think both of them should should be given the same punishment and harsh scrutiny that Bill Clinton received.

I hate it when Republicans make excuses for their own and create their own double standards.

J.C.

Linda,

Lying is the point even in the Vitters case. He screwed around and he continued to act as though family value are of utmost importance to him. Clinton never espoused the family values things as loudly as someone like Vitters. Vitters as are many other Republicans, reference Mr. Gingrich or Foley for instance, it is not what they did because most of us are happy to hear that our politicians are human and actually have sex, what angers us is the double standard, the hypocrisy of people like Vitters and Gingrich. We knew Clinton to be a bit randy, it was the holier than thou Republicans who tried to bring him down for marital infidelity why claiming it was the lying, if so then why is Libby out of jail and Bush and Cheney still in power? Thier lies have caused thousands of unnecessary deaths. Think before you speak.

Linda,

Lying is the point even in the Vitters case. He screwed around and he continued to act as though family value are of utmost importance to him. Clinton never espoused the family values things as loudly as someone like Vitters. Vitters as are many other Republicans, reference Mr. Gingrich or Foley for instance, it is not what they did because most of us are happy to hear that our politicians are human and actually have sex, what angers us is the double standard, the hypocrisy of people like Vitters and Gingrich. We knew Clinton to be a bit randy, it was the holier than thou Republicans who tried to bring him down for marital infidelity why claiming it was the lying, if so then why is Libby out of jail and Bush and Cheney still in power? Thier lies have caused thousands of unnecessary deaths. Think before you speak.

I am very surprized that Mr Dione could not present both sides of this issue. The Vitters and other politicians free ride on sex is alright with me, but when will we get Vitters and other politicians to keep their noses out of the American public's lives? Stop thrusting social mores from the politicals on us, and we could stop holding them to account for their own failings.

Linda wrote, re Bill Clinton "it was not the infedelity per se but the lying under oath and the use of the oval office for his piccadillos." Lying about what, Linda? What business was it of anyone to ask him about his affairs, hmm? You side with the peeping toms when they make Clinton look bad, and then you're "sick of this" when turnabout is fair play? You are a hypocrite.

My first question is, do we know Al Qaida,
Second where is it ?
I saw none defined in the media.
The faxes you receive with the signature i was it / al qaeda, do they prove anything?

The was I look at the Vitter problem is that there are two choices.
#1 Find out who the Democrats on the madam's list are and kick out Vitter and all the other names on the list.
#2 Find out who the Democrats on the madam's list are - publish them and then drop the whole thing, against the dem and Vitter.

Second item - Homeland security MUST be concerned with Al qaeda because they have declared a Holy War against us. That means that THEY are bound to keep killing until all of those who do not believe in islam are dead. Does that include YOU?

Senator Vitter faced this problem before he was elected to the Senate. We do not know all the details, this should be a problem between a man and his wife, apparently it was not so bad that his wife did not forgive him. He owes the public no apologies,even tho he made them. He is a great Senator, for him to quit would be a great disservice to this country. How can anyone compare him to Bill Clinton, Clinton was having sex in the oval office. Vitter did not lie about it, he told his wife. Clinton lied on TV looking us all straight in the face. No man or woman or marriage is perfect. Vitter had enough values to admit his problem and confront them. Anyone without sin let them throw the first stone.

When did sex become sin?
Vitter is a good Senator, and the publicized incident with a prostitute occurred before his service in the Senate began. Punishing him now is ridiculous. I cannot understand these "holier than thou" folks who lie and cheat about non-sexual things, then become aroused about someone's sexual indescretion.

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