Republican family values (Ocala Style / FL)

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BILL PRESS

~snip~ By his own standards, then, Vitter should be tossed out of office. Indeed, his offense is worse than Clinton's, because Vitter also broke the law. Last time I checked, prostitution is not only considered immoral, it's illegal. Yes, believe it or not, prostitution's a crime even in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. ~snip~

If you think David Vitter's wife is more forgiving of her husband than of Bill Clinton, hear what his fellow Republican senators had to say. Utah's Orrin Hatch, who helped lead the charge against Bill Clinton, said of Vitter: "I've never judged a human being on those type of issues." (Does he think our memory's so short?) North Carolina's Richard Burr saw no problem: "David has already resolved this with his family and taken responsibility for it." And South Carolina's Jim DeMint seemed to suggest he could be next: "We all think that we're not vulnerable to something like that happening, but the fact is this can be a very lonely and isolating place."

So why does all this matter? It shouldn't matter, frankly. Who cares what two consenting adults do behind closed doors, even for a fee? And it wouldn't matter at all if Vitter weren't such a hypocrite. But here's a man who posed as "Mr. Family Values" in public, condemning his political opponents as immoral, while leading his own immoral and illegal life in private. He's a hypocrite, and so are all those self-righteous Republicans who make excuses for him.

At least a prostitute is honest about who she is.

http://www.ocala.com/article/20070715/OPINION/207150327/1030/OPINION




http://www.ocala.com/article/20070715/OPINION/207150327/1030/OPINION

[sandnsea]

1. They support these laws

They need to follow them. This particular incident is about the law, not sex or hypocrisy.

[whistle]

2. Based on this every businessman who has been charged and found

...guilty of solicitation for sex from prostitutes whether caught in the actual act, or more commonly entrapped by stand-in police decoys, should be pardoned in mass!

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3. Double standard....

If Vitter was a Dem...........