Sen. Vitter, take 2: Is the media missing the real story?

[Squigglenob]

By Denny Wilkins at Scholars & Rogues:

Sen. Vitter and soulmate Wendy met the press Monday but took no questions about his use of a prostitute. Mrs. Vitter offered support for her husband; Sen. Vitter looked forward to the future of "continu my work in the U.S. Senate to help move Louisiana forward." Specifically he said he wished to help "finalize a crucial water resources bill to provide much better hurricane and flood protection."

Sen. Vitter had been a representative in Congress since 1998 before succeeding John Breaux in the Senate. If he wants better hurricane and flood protection for the Gulf Coast now, why haven't reporters reviewed his House voting record on funding for same before Katrina? Would that reveal a greater hypocrisy?

After all, this is the guy who, 24 hours after Katrina struck New Orleans, said:

In the metropolitan area in general, in the huge majority of areas, it’s not rising at all. It’s the same or it may be lowering slightly. In some parts of New Orleans, because of the 17th Street breach, it may be rising and that seemed to be the case in parts of downtown. I don’t want to alarm everybody that, you know, New Orleans is filling up like a bowl. That’s just not happening.

And this is the guy who knew, or should have known, that... read more

[DeSwiss]

1. He may WISH that Vitter Take 1 is over....

...but Larry Flynt has other ideas.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1363696

[pacalo]

2. Thank you for this, Squiggle -- I'm bookmarking the article. :)

Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Squigglenob]

4. RE: Welcome to DU!

Thanks 8yn! Happy to be among such a well-informed lot.

[thecrow]

3. From the article:

"And this is the guy who was in a Republican majority in the House under former Speaker Tom DeLay, a majority that supported President Bush’s cutting money from FEMA and flood-control projects along the Gulf Coast to help pay for the Iraq war."

[calimary]

5. Welcome to DU! Glad you're here - and thanks for the article.

This guy is such a schmuck...

Naaah, New Orleans is NOT filling up like a bowl. Naaah, nothing like that. :eyes: