The Truffle

Jack Burkman is the latest name to pop up on the DC madam's client list. And who's Jack Burkman? He's one of those analyst/pundit/consultant whatevers who pop up in GOP circles and on TV shows, all spouting the same stuff. He was a surrogate speaker for the Bush/Cheney 2004 campaign. He's appeared on "Scarborough Country," "Politically Incorrect," and (where else?) Fox News. He has his own firm, though it's a little unclear from his Web site exactly what it does. He also does what every good German right-wing toady does and defends Ann Coulter every chance he gets. Oh yeah, and he has a history of paying for intimate relations. And mistaking lesbians for hookers. afterward, we got a snazzy hotel room at the mayflower downtown. on the way over there, this really hot business man in a pinstriped suit walked past me, said hello, and doubled back. he asked me my name and introduced himself (jack burkman, government relations strategies), ask...

Yes, it's Senator David Vitter of Louisiana . And the black book in question is the DC madam's. Normally, I'd file this story under "Politicos dig hookers--what else is new?" Except for the fact that he considers gay marriage to be one of the most important issues facing the nation today. (More important, in fact, than constituents who were left homeless by Hurricane Katrina.) Specifically, Senator Vitter supports that stupid gay marriage amendment. You know, I bet that a lot of those gay couples would be more faithful in their own marriages than Vitter was in his.