Sen. David Vitter's delaying tactics have some Democrats threatening to bring up his past

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats, unhappy that Sen. David Vitter, R-La., is holding up an energy bill until he is allowed a vote on his amendment to take away federal health-care subsidies for congressional members and staff, are considering an amendment of their own dealing with prostitution.

As first reported by Politico and confirmed by a Democratic source, the party's leadership is considering offering an amendment that would deny subsidized health care for members when there is "probable cause" to believe they had solicited prostitutes, an obvious reference to Vitter's past.

Vitter admitted in 2007 to a "very serious sin" after his phone number appeared in the records of a Washington Escort Service exposed as a prostitution operation.

Several other variables are being considered, though the Democratic source said he doubted the party leadership would move ahead with the effort to embarrass Vitter.

"Harry Reid (the Senate Majority Leader) is acting like an old-time Vegas mafia thug, and a desperate one at that," Vitter said in a statement provided to Politico. "This just shows how far Washington insiders will go to protect their special ObamaCare exemption."

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/09/sen_vitters_delaying_tactics_h.html

[malaise]

1. And the madam just suddenly died in Florida

Amazing!

[Octafish]

4. If they had spines, they would've asked long ago.

Know your BFEE: David Vitter was pampered by the DC Madam

Before she died she mentioned she feared for her life.

[malaise]

5. I remember

Dems really allow ReTHUGs to bury their scandals. He should pay -- I'd make him pay.

[Octafish]

7. She was a woman whose friends disappeared, along with her Rolodex.

From my good friend Wayne:

The reason was simple. A number of powerful politicians and government officials were among Palfrey's clients. Those publicly identified included Senator David Vitter (R-LA); Assistant Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Randall Tobias (also a former chairman/CEO of AT&T International and Eli Lilly); Harlan K. Ullman, a Defense Department consultant, friend of Dick Cheney, and author of the "Shock and Awe" military doctrine; Democrat-turned-Republican political consultant Dick Morris; and Ronald Roughead, a retired Marine Colonel, SAIC Project Manager and brother of Admiral Gary Roughead, the Chief of Naval Operations.

http://milfuegos.blogspot.com/2009/07/dc-madam-had-cia-ties.html

[malaise]

10. What a bunch

Not one has paid for anything

[Octafish]

14. Dusty Foggo got caught with both hands in the cookie jar...

...then they stopped with his boss', Operation 40's Porter Goss' resignation.

Why was U.S. Attorney Carol Lam Fired? Here are a Few Political Possibilities.

Tuesday, 20 March 2007 15:21
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS

We know the fired U.S. Attorneys were booted for political reasons, but at this point there is simply no way to know exactly what those reasons were. For example, several possible explanations are floating around surrounding the ouster of ex-San Diego prosecutor Carol Lam. Here's a few:

Duke Cunningham Conviction
Lam was responsible for the investigation and conviction of disgraced Republican congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham. Cunningham got eight years in federal prison for taking more than $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractors just a few months before the midterm elections, a significant blow to the party.

Kyle Foggo Indictment
Lam didn't stop with Cunningham. Among the other indictments was Kyle Foggo, the third-ranking official in the CIA. Foggo was involved in corruption and bribery with the same defense contractor as Cunningham. The day after Lam notified the Justice Department that search warrants would be issued, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' chief of staff wrote the following in an email:

"The real problem we have right now with Carol Lam ... leads me to conclude that we should have someone ready to be nominated on 11/18, the day her four-year term expires."

Rep. Jerry Lewis Investigation
The above email did not mention what the "real problem" was. While some stories tie it to Foggo, others tie it to the investigation of Rep. Lewis, the former chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee who was also tied by Lam into the Cunningham case. The email was sent the very day the New York Times identified that Lam had begun investigating Lewis.

Dick Cheney Implicated in Scandal
Lam may have been getting close to uncovering a possible role by Dick Cheney himself in the Cunningham case. Mitchell Wade, the convicted defense contractor involved in the scandal, got $140,000 from the White House on July 15, 2002 to provide Cheney with "office furniture and computers." It was his very first federal contract. Just two weeks later Wade bought a yacht for Cunningham for the price of exactly $140,000.

There are also a number of possible Cheney connections to the corrupt GOP types that Lam was prosecuting, including a politically and environmentally charged sewage treatment project in Tijuana to alleviate San Diego's growing need in this area.

Freak coincidence or illegal corruption conspiracy? You decide- Carol Lam can't because she was fired.

She appears to be the woman who loved justice too much for the Busheviks.

CONTINUED w LINKS...

http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/1837-why-was-us-attorney-carol-lam-fired-here-are-a-few-political-possibilities-tell-us-what-you-think-the-reason-was

Trillions.

[Initech]

9. Oh yes that was quite a hilarious time on DU with all the jokes at Diaper Dave's expense.

[malaise]

12. Depends

[Initech]

13. Depends!

[Octafish]

15. We pampered Vitter.

[Initech]

17. He pampered himself!

[Octafish]

18. The guy's got no DIGNITY!

http://www.diaperbuys.com/the-diaper-buys-blog/top-10-adult-diaper-brands

[gopiscrap]

2. God I hope they do

I was a Democrat every time I spoke about Vitter, I would hold up a diaper as a visual aid.

[Berlum]

3. "Just so long as they don't rag on me for doing the Diaper Sex thingy. Smirk." - Vitty (R)

"After all, my Republicon crony-colleagues think extramarital diaper sex with hookers is cool. They gave me a standing ovation for - SMIRK - doing IT. SMIRK. There you have it: I am an exemplar of Republicon 'Family Values. Smirk." - Vitty (R)



Vitter receives standing ovation at Southern Republican Leadership Conference.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2010/04/10/91061/vitter-srlc-applause/

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6. From 2007: "We're talking about, among other things, Diaper Fetishism.

That's right folks, according to a trusted inside source, Vitter was well known among other Canal Street Brothel patrons to like diapers as well as other bizarre "fetishes". I don't have much more info than that from my source, except that some of the other patrons at the brothel included a well known business-minded New Orleans Republican and a well known Democratic ex-governor. There are many other well known patrons who never held public office, too. You've probably heard various names floated about.

Now, don't get me wrong. I love that New Orleans has more than its share of sex fetishists and preeverts who can't come missionary. This ain't a vanilla town, kids.

But the thought of Vitter prancing around in a dipey is a bit jarring, especially since I'm changing those nasty things every day. I can't help picturing the scene and wondering about the details. I assume they were adult sized. But were they cloth or disposable? Did they get dirty? Was there a diaper genie available? What about a tube of Boudreaux's? Were they customized in Vitter Blue? How old were Vitter's children when this was going on? Did he change diapers in the morning and then wear them at night?

*shudder*"
From a website in NO that wrote about the scandal at the time. I thought it was comical

http://righthandthief.blogspot.com/2007/07/canal-steet-madam-says-vitter-was.html

[SoCalDem]

8. Way too little, way too late

The time to tell about the dirty diaper stuff, was THEN...

[Stupefacto]

11. Wanna know what's Vitter is up to?

Give $1000 to an NSA analyst. He will later claim that he made an "inadverten mistake" in searching his records.

[Blue Owl]

16. Disposable Diaper Dave Desperately Delays Democrats

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