We figured that Wendy Vitter (wife to disgraced Republican Senator David Vitter - he of the whorehouses) would do the right thing. We were wrong. Come to think of it, whenever we've expected Republicans to do the right thing, we've found ourselves whomper-jawed at the result.
When we heard from the Right Righteous (And Not Just A Little Scary) Mrs. Vitter a week ago, she was remarkably silent on her husband's brothel fixation. Since then, two more whores with houses have revealed that they serviced the Senator. Mrs. and Mr. Vitter went into "seclusion", which means they weren't talking.
Fair enough.
The Mister had nothing to say beyond, "I did 'em. " And we know how likely that was to happen. After all, the Mister was one of the primary sponsors of the "Federal Marriage Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution. He was a regular screecher about the Sanctity of Marriage and the need to keep Gay and Lesbian folks from mucking it up. We understand his desire to hide. And the less he says, the better, most likely. We will refrain from repeating the scandalous assertions that he enjoyed some of his whoring whilst wearing diapers. That would just be beneath us. Almost.
But Mrs. Vitter... We believe she has a few IOU's to make good. Back in the 90's, when then-First Lady Hillary Clinton was forgiving her husband for extra-marital dalliances and smiling tautly while little old ladies in Idaho discussed the state of her marriage, Mrs. Vitter was compelled to speak. As we wrote in a previous post, Mrs. Vitter looked down her powdered nose at Senator Clinton and remarked that she would never just stand by her man if he done her wrong. She'd cut his dick off. That's what she said. The obvious implication was that Hillary Clinton didn't have the balls to leave - and was a lesser woman for staying and forgiving.
Yesterday, Mrs. Vitter announced her own forgiveness campaign. Seems she's giving up her Lorena Bobbitt identity for one that mirrors exactly how Senator Clinton comported herself a decade ago. One expects that after badmouthing Sen. Clinton, Mrs. Vitter would have something even mildly apologetic to speak to the Senator she dissed so publicly. Elsewise, we're compelled to call Wendy Vitter a hypocritical, vicious cunt who seems to be a better expert on others' marriages than her own.
We're happy with that characterization.
For the record, we don't give a rat's ass who or what Sen. David Vitter lies down with. We don't care if Wendy Vitter's tongue rots in her mouth. If she leaves and takes half of everything he owns and his cock, we'd consider that her prerogative - mostly. But woman-to-woman, she owes some kind words to the lady she attacked - when that lady was just trying to survive her marital crisis on four networks, cable, the Internet, radio, and every newspaper (fit to read and otherwise).
One woman is walking around with her head high today with no apologies owed to anyone for how she's conducted herself in the public eye. Another one looks like a crass blow-hard who got screwed-over and took it lying down (as it were). One emerged with grace from a stunning embarrassment.
The other is a larger embarrassment than the situation itself. Wendy Vitter, you owe Hillary Clinton a very public apology without any references to cutting off dicks. We don't believe you have the moral underpinnings to come through on such an obligation. People of your ilk are usually only concerned with other people behaving well. You and your spouse clearly grant yourselves an exemption from behavioral norms: fidelity, truth-telling, and common courtesy, for starters.
His redemption can't be evaluated because it depends on his veracity - a quality he demonstrably lacks. Yours, Mrs. Vitter, can be accomplished with a few kind sentences - in public - toward Mrs. Clinton, your sister in the Woman Done Wrong Club.
We're waiting.
