DC Madam Trial to Begin

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I confess. Political sex scandals make me inexplicably happy. It doesn't matter if they're a Republican or Democrat (though the kinkiest ones tend to be Republicans). I think it's because most politicians build themselves up so much. They participate in the ultimate of job interviews, putting a glossy sheen on their resume, ignoring the seedier aspects of their lives.

And often, these self-same politicians trumpet their devotion to "traditional family values"--code for "I don't like gay people," while participating in questionable activities of their own. Now, with the start of Deborah Jeane Palfrey's "DC Madam" trial, we may get a heavy dose of schadenfreude.

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Witness for The Prosecution

You remember the D.C. Madam, the not-a-people-person who ran a high-end escort service out of her laundry room in California.

Well, Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) certainly does, and in a hearing Friday, Vitter's lawyer was trying his best to keep the senator from being called at Deborah Jeane Palfrey's upcoming trial. Palfrey, who has pleaded not guilty and says that she was running a legitimate "fantasy sex" operation, has subpoenaed Vitter, apparently with the idea that Vitter would testify that no, there was no sex, only fantasy. . .

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