re: Villere Officially Demands McAllister’s Resignation

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unsubstantiated hooker allegations

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Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) apologized last night after his telephone number appeared in the phone records of the woman dubbed the "D.C. Madam," making him the first member of Congress to become ensnared in the high-profile case.

The statement containing Vitter's apology said his telephone number was included on phone records of Pamela Martin and Associates dating from before he ran for the Senate in 2004.

The service's proprietor, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 51, faces federal charges of racketeering for allegedly running a prostitution ring out of homes and hotel rooms in the Washington area. Authorities say the business netted more than $2 million over 13 years beginning in 1993. Palfrey contends that her escort service was a legitimate business.

"This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible," Vitter, 46, said in a statement, which his spokesman, Joel DiGrado, confirmed to the Associated Press.

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How can you trust your elected representative to represent you, to be a voice for his constituency when he's caught lying about being religious and caught doing his best friend's wife. Horny politicians have been cheating on their wives since the dawn of time, but your best friend's wife is always off limits. If he will betray his best friend, he's going to betray his constituency for much less than a Klondike Bar. I generally don't hop on the sex scandal band wagon, but this is unconscionable. It's not just a violation of trust, it's a violation of the "bro code", and bros don't tolerate bros who break the bro code.

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