Jindal, for political gain, says he is "praying" for Vitter...

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and urges others not to use the scandal for political gain.


http://blog.nola.com/updates/2007/07/louisiana_republicans_offer_gu.html

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal, the front-runner for governor and one of the state's best-known and most popular Republicans, broke his silence Friday over the call-girl scandal surrounding GOP Sen. David Vitter, issuing a cautious statement of support.

"While we are disappointed by Senator Vitter's actions, Supriya and I continue to keep David and his family in our prayers," Jindal said, referring to his wife. "This is a matter for the Senator to address, and it is our hope that this is not used by others for their own political gain."



meanwhile, my congressman, Richard Baker (R-Dumb-as-a-Stump) praises Vitter for having values and standards:

http://blog.nola.com/updates/2007/07/louisiana_republicans_offer_gu.html

Baker said Vitter's behavior was serious and disappointing, "but it does not define the whole of the man and it is not irredeemable." He urged the news media to "demonstrate some restraint and professionalism."

Baker took aim at critics who labeled Vitter a hypocrite for promoting conservative views, talking about family values and advocating sexual abstinence at a time when he was in a touch with an alleged call girl service.

"If a man has values and standards, but does not live up to them, it does nothing to discredit the validity or those values and standards, and he is far preferable to those timid souls who, without values and standards, cannot fall short of them nor ever run the risk of being charged with hypocrisy," Baker said.

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1. I want to give him a hug

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2. Nothing pisses off a fundy more than

Telling him you'll pray for him since that's their little code phrase to let the rest of us know that they're better than us.

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