GOP Senator on DC Madam's list

From Breitbart:

Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, whose telephone number was disclosed by the so-called "D.C. Madam" accused of running a prostitution ring, says he is sorry for a "serious sin" and that he has already made peace with his wife.
"This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible," Vitter said Monday in a printed statement. "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."

The Republican senator's spokesman, Joel Digrado, confirmed the statement Monday evening in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

It said his telephone number was on old phone records of Pamela Martin and Associates before he ran for the Senate.

Deborah Jeane Palfrey is accused by federal prosecutors of racketeering by running a prostitution ring that netted more than $2 million over 13 years, beginning in 1993. She contends that her escort service, Pamela Martin and Associates, was a legitimate business.

Vitter's infidelity coincides with the 3,425th troop death in Iraq.

OK, I threw in that last sentence, only because I knew the MSM would try to find a way to tie this story, as every story, with Iraq. It's a joke, people...lighten up!

Forgiveness is called for here, to be sure. But let's call this thing the way it really is: If you're going to run a campaign and a term on "family values", it's safe to say that hooking up with a prostitute kinda sorta runs against that whole "family values" thingy, right?

Anywho, get a load of this from that bumbling idiot of a governor in Vitter's home state:

Louisiana's Democratic governor, Kathleen Blanco, issued a statement saying she was "disappointed" over the revelation and hoped it wouldn't hurt the state's efforts to secure federal funding for rebuilding homes damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

"I will travel to Washington in the coming weeks to continue my conversations with congressional leaders, and I hope this scandal will not lessen their critical support of our recovery," Blanco said.

"I'm sorry, Governor Blanco, but the money we were going to send your way to assist with hurricane-related rebuilding is on hold because your Senator couldn't keep his willy away from hookers. Sorry 'bout that!" Dumb#ss.

Naturally, the MSM loves this, not only because of the hypocrisy and because he's a Republican. No, they love it even more because the current GOP presidential frontrunner, Rudy Giuliani, uses Vitter as his campaign chair for the South, and the MSM is hoping that this could harm Giuliani. Maybe it will, maybe it won't, but the MSM will do their level best to try.

Anywho, back to Vitter. I have to wonder: since the House seat Vitter held was the same House seat held by Newt Gingrich's successor Bob Livingston, and since Livingston was also a "family values" Republican who strayed from the marital plantation, is there something in that district's water system that attacks the portion of the brain responsible for sex drive in GOP politicians that makes these dudes unable to control themselves? Or is it that they're just hypocrites?

Oh, well, Vitter should look on the bright side: at least he doesn't live in Iran.

Rudy gets booed in Jax for endorsing current income tax system

This alone could cost him my vote. From My Way News:

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani ran into a buzz saw of opposition Saturday when he explained his opposition to a flat federal income tax.

Giuliani addressed a group of about 500 people in a standing-room only crowd at a town hall meeting at the University of North Florida, answering questions for about 30 minutes on a variety of topics from Iraq and Iran to Social Security and his plan for tax cuts.

Several dozen people jeered when Giuliani, in response to a question, said he would not be in favor of a flat tax.

"I have to study it some more," the former New York City mayor said. "I don't think a flat tax is realistic change for America. Our economy is dependent upon the way our tax system operates."

Giuliani emphasized he supported a simplified tax system and cuts in federal taxes, including elimination of the so-called death tax, but his response to the flat tax question brought some cat calls and jeers. "I have a real question whether it would be the right transition for our economy," he said.

Actually, Rudy, anything that does away with that leviathan of a tax code we have right now would be fantastic. Anywho, in a little display of irony:

... Businessman Steve Forbes, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination twice, based his campaign on a flat tax. Forbes has endorsed Giuliani.

"I'm endorsing the guy who thinks my idea sucks!" Whatever, Steve.

I wonder if anyone has even bothered to ask Rudy about the Fair Tax?