A defense of:

I am from New Orleans and went to law school with Wendy Vitter. David and Wendy have tried to change the political culture of Louisiana without the benefit of support of even the local Republican establishment. Both Democrats and Republicans have wanted them to fail, because they were changing the culture; for example Bobby Jindal’s rise in Louisiana. If Vitter resigned, we would have no one to carry on the fight. Louisiana will return to the Edwin Edwards’ days of political machine for both parties and at this point in time for Louisiana that would be a greater sin than David Vitter’s sin. He has promised not to do it again, and no one has found evidence that he has for the past 6 years. I am sure if it exists we would have seen it by now. In time, I think as a repentant man, he will make a better case for why prostitution is a worse sin then simple adultery, but we need to stand with him. The punishment should fit the crime not just for Vitter but for Louisiana.