The Harvard Man and the Hooker(s)
Now a New Orleans madam says that Republican senator David Vitter, Harvard class of '83, also patronized her establishment.
"As far as the girls coming out after seeing David, all they had was nice things to say. It wasn't all about sex. In fact, he just wanted to have somebody listen to him, you know. And I said his wife must not be listening," [former madam Jeanette] Maier said.
Meanwhile, the Houston Chronicle (via the New York Times) reports that Vitter's problem—well, his political problem—may be that he's presented himself as a moralist. (We've heard this story before, no?)
Vitter called for the impeachment of Bill Clinton, opposes gay marriage, and supports abstinence-only programs. He has also supported the legalization of prayer at school board meetings.
And finally, David Corn in the Nation has the best Vitter headline: A Blast from Vitter's Past. One could interpret that several different ways....