Edited upon reflection: in my frustration I wrote, "it all seems to come down to personal attacks" and that's not true. If often does - and I suppose that is also true for extremely partisan sites on the right as well, but I don't frequent those sites - but I've had some very interesting and civil conversations with liberals and leftists on this site and on a few others. Not many, but it's a start.]

You say “long time affair,” and the previous poster, whom you seemed to be defending, said “11 months.” My larger point stands. What’s your explanation for how you know “for a fact” that he had a long time affair? What makes it more believable than what the papers have reported – and NOT reported? Because believe me, if there was any kind of evidence he’d done more than what he’s admitted, the media would be on it like white on rice. His going to counseling is not an “if” it is an established fact – it happened when he dropped out of the Governor’s race in 2003.

Louisiana is my state too, and based on the facts in evidence, I want him to stay. I guess our votes will just cancel each other out.

Added - Mind you, I’m not demanding provable-in-court kind of proof here – just a reasonable explanation. For example, who told you he had an 11 month affair? On what is their credibility based? Do they have anything to gain by saying these things about Vitter? All factors to take into account. If you say your mom-en-em told you the neighbor’s second cousin once removed worked with the guy who knew somebody in Vitter’s campaign who said this, then I call BS. If you say that Vitter’s former campaign staffer is publicly stating these things – with a link – then I’m going to take it seriously.

Added after I checked emmarose’s IP: North Carolina State University. I’m betting she’s not teaching there.

Emmarose, why imply you have inside information? “Definitely” – please! What you know about Vitter is what you read on DU or Kos. You probably never heard the name before this, or possibly the immigration debates. French District, indeed.

2. You’re not disagreeing with me re: free speech. Please re-read what I wrote about it – I’m very clearly saying that I have control over this domain – and for that matter, the server, as it is reserved only for my use – and that I do and will control what is said on it by commenters and everyone else.

I have a very simple reason that cuts to the heart of the question.

The man cheated on the very person that that he publicly swore allegiance to. The one person in the world that he was supposed to be loyal to at all times. His wife.

He then did all he could to hide what he did.

That gives me pause. If he in effect can steal the trust of the ONE person he swore to love forever, what more is he capable of? How can we trust him to protect the Constitution of the United States if he willingly betrayed his wife.

If Vitter had come forward or even admitted privately to his wife his indiscretions and it can be shown that he had attempted to clean up his mess I could then find reason to “forgive” him. But he did not. He perpetuated the lie till he got caught “with his pants down”.

I laugh at those that say, well it is only sex and what he does with his own time is his own business. Really? I ask only one question… Do you trust the person that betrayed your best friend in this way?

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Americans have the Constitutional right to free speech.

Yep, they do. But not on a blog. The Constitution clearly states that “Congress shall make no law”. The Constitution does not put restrictions on “blog owners” ability to govern what is said in their domain.

This is an important distinction that must be remembered otherwise the “free speechers” will be damanding from SCOTUS that we are no longer controllers of our own domains. Do not give Congress or the judiciary the power to control our blogs.
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The fact that Vitter voluntarily confessed this to his wife several years ago and has not done it again since is ample evidence of contrition.

Please provide a linked quote in which Vitter said condoms are “useless.”

One wonders: did he use condoms, or did he believe his own propaganda that they are useless? Despite the impressive scientific evidence that condoms save lives, Vitter and his fellow travellers have denied both American students and Africans this knowledge. Moralistic, but not moral.

Even after his alleged repentance, the senator has carried on his attacks on gays, even monogamously coupled ones.

Furthermore, Vitter is a hardline law and order conservative and thus, to be consistent, must demand his own prosecution on numerous counts. In view of what he said of Clinton, he must also resign.

Any attempts by conservatives to let him off the hook can only be special pleading. It’s time for him to go.