David Vitter: "Enormous Difference" Between My Case And Spitzer's

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has been mostly mum on the prostitution scandal that forced Democratic New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer to announce his resignation last week. But Vitter let down his guard a bit in a conference call with constituents. Scott Jordan, editor of the Independent Weekly of Lafayette, said he was able to ask Vitter whether he would resign after his phone number was connected last year to a Washington, D.C., escort service that federal investigators say was a call-girl operation. "I have made a very serious mistake a long time ago and I have to live with that every day," Vitter said, according to Jordan's account. "That's not a flippant statement. I need to spend my whole life making up for that." According to Jordan, Vitter turned "a bit defiant" and added: "Anybody who looks at the two cases will see there is an enormous difference between the two of them. The people that are trying to draw comparisons to the two cases are people who've never agreed with me on important issues like immigration and other things."

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Comments

[zendem1]

Vitter asked for God's forgiveness. Spitzer didn't. ..Asking forgiveness from Republican Turbo-God cuts a might ywide swath. After all, Turbo-God likes white people, opposes government regulation of free-enterprise, spreads democracy, believes in conservatism as a means to an end, hates Muslims, wears a lapel pin, personally chose George Bush over that pinko Gore, and is hastily speeding the Earth toward the Apocalypse because Tim LaHayne said so, damnit.

[djg55555]

Does he ever say what these "enormous" differences are?

[truthyguy]

Let's face it. The only reason Vitter still has his joint and is still in congress is that he and his wife both know that without his congressional salary he would be unemployable. He has no discernible marketable skills and would therefore be incapable of making a living.

[truthyguy]

The "enormous difference(s)" are the quality and cost of the hookers.

[wiseapple]

So, if you agree with Vitter on immigration and other things, you must also agree that participating in prostitution is not that serious a drawback for one's public or private life. Now I understand!

[gevan]

I guess Vitter's whore doesn't have a web page.

[surfcitysteven]

Big difference. Spitzer got it on with a hooker and a nice looking one at that.
david Vitter played "wittle baby waybe poopy pants needs his diapy wipy changed."
Big difference indeed.

[wadenelson1]

56% of Americans do NOT see any "Enormous Difference"

[jukesgrrl]

Well, one of the enormous differences is: Spitzer stepped down; Vitter's still in office. If one is preferable to the other, the public should speak on election day. Personally, I wouldn't want a diaper-wearer representing me in the Senate, but I don't live in Louisiana.

[HowardRoarke]

Yup, big difference between Spitzer and Vitter. The cost of the girl.

Vitter is obviously a fiscal conservative, but social liberal.

[Trace8089]

Can you spell hypocrite, Senator Vitter? Paying a woman for sex is paying a woman for sex. If, one of Senator Vitter's prostitutes is telling the truth. You, sir were paying her close to 20,000 dollars a month for a 5 month period. Where did you get that kind of money on your salary? Were lobbyist picking up the tab? Were you exchanging sex for votes?

[bmora]

He is a Rebublican. Dugh!

[sugarmoes]

i other words... don't attack me politically but i will (attempt to) defend myself politically.

sounds like someone needs a daiper change.

[klondiker]

Well, sure, there's a difference.

Vitter's case involved diapers.

[PackyJ]

Of course there's a difference.
Vitter could never afford the really high-priced nooky Spitzer could.

[mediamarv]

Actually, with a little dip into the campaign fund war chest he could have afforded it. The difference is Vitter doesn't think he's worthy of such luxury... if he had high self esteem he wouldn't be a republican.