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If he apologizes for lying to his constituents in 2004, I will consider forgiving him. I understand that sexual desire is impossible to control in a lot of people. I understand the need to lie about it. However, immoral sexual behavior and lying are wrong, so he needs to apologize for both.
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I'll skip the obvious question on what constitutes immoral sexual behavior because I'm fairly certain that you don't want to take the position that sex with a prostitute is immoral. Also fairly certain that you don't want to take the position that extra marital sex is necessarily immoral. Marriages vary and what he should and shouldn't apologize to his family for is his private concern. Whether or not his family forgives him is their private matter.
As far as lying to his constituents and apologizing, they get to vote so if he hasn't made it right with them he'll know soon enough.
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http://www.politicsla.com/columns/Ti...side_track.htm
"Vitter responded, "I think you know that that alligation is abosultely and completely untrue...I have said that on numerous occassions...I'll say that in any forum...Unfortuanately, that's just crass Louisiana politics, now that I am running for the Senate. I have made that clear that it is alll completely untrue...And, it's obviously politically motivated." "
The hypocrisy of being a defender of "traditional values", which, lets be honest here, is just demonizing gays for the most part, really make this pretty bad.
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I don't interpret this statement as being anti gay. I never claimed that he wasn't being a hypocrite. Just pointing out that being a hypocrit isn't solely in the realm of bible thumping coservatives.
Out of curiosity, have you ever been a hypocrit? I'll make a revealing confession, I have been hypocrit before.