A Tale of Three Johns: David, Larry, Eliot

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Tuesday March 11, 2008 · 6:11 PM PDT

2008/03/11 · 18:11

Follow me now as I tell you about the press coverage given to three famous accused johns: David Vitter, Larry Craig, and Eliot Spitzer. (Crossposted at Mercury Rising.)

If you Google "David Vitter prostitute", you get around 30,000 references to the sex scandal that broke last July involving a sitting Republican Senator known for his straight-arrow "family values" image. Senator Vitter has yet to resign.

If you Google Larry Craig prostitute, you get just under 48,000 references to the sex scandal that broke last August involving another sitting Republican Senator known for his straight-arrow "family values" image. Senator Craig has yet to resign.

But if you Google "Eliot Spitzer prostitute", you get over 261,000 references to the sex scandal involving a sitting Democratic governor with a straight-arrow image, and that scandal isn't even 48 hours old yet.

Clearly, Spitzer could be free and clear right now if he'd only been a Republican. It's really the ultimate Get Out Of Jail Free card. Just ask Don Siegelman.

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