Republican Senator David Vitter's position: I apologize for "actions from my past," but I'm not going to say what those actions were. That's the line Vitter took during a rather brief press conference on Monday in Louisiana--his first public event since he was outed last week as a client of the DC Madam. Vitter, who said he would continue on as U.S. senator, did not address the issue of whether he was holding himself to a different standard than he sought to apply to Bill Clinton during the impeachment days. Back then, as I disclosed recently, Vitter wrote an op-ed contending that because Clinton had engaged in immoral conduct he ought to be thrown out of office. Why doesn't that rule apply to Vitter? Perhaps he'll explain that in another press conference.

COMING SOON. No more postings today. The Washington Post Outlook section has invited me to respond to a silly Bill Kristol article that argues Bush will be seen as a successful president. I'm putting the finishing touches on that rebuttal now. It should be posted by the Post this evening or tomorrow.

Posted by David Corn at July 17, 2007 10:10 AM