Governor Eliot Spitzer, Democrat of New York, fucked hookers and broke the law.  After this was discovered earlier this month, it took him a few days to resign, but he went.  Now New York has a new governor who it turns out fucked women who weren’t his wife (including a state employee) but that’s another post.

Senator David Vitter, Republican of Louisiana, also fucked hookers and also broke the law.  After this was discovered last year, it took him a few days too - not to resign, but to accuse everybody who disagreed with him of plotting his demise.  This got even some Republicans pissed at him:

I was at the news statement this summer and said the next day, David Vitter did not answer squat.  The only thing “direct” was a stilted apology from Vitter, broad attacks and denial of local allegations, and an emotional appeal by his wife (another Wendy), to leave them alone and then out-of-the door they scooted.   

More hypocrisy after the jump.

Vitter admitted his hooker-banging in DC, but denied hooker-banging in New Orleans.  Vitter’s “apology” for the DC hooker-banging was not very illuminating, however:

“This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible,” Vitter said Monday evening 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.”

Vitter’s insane wife Wendy (see comparison with New Orleans hooker at right) then went on a tirade about how people followed them around asking questions that needed, like, answering:

Wendy talks about personal things and how people are camping out even at their church. Call Hillary, you know, the same one that had to go through things your husband spoke out for? Pot meet kettle! Vitty still does not want to admit to the Canal street madame claims though, if I heard it right.

Like Larry Craig, the marriage-defendin’ gay-hatin’ Vitter has gotten away with it because he’s refused to talk about it.  Ever.  Now calls for his resignation are cropping up again because of the Spitzer mess, but Vitter just figures he can ride it out.

He needs to pull a Spitzer and go.

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