Where Are the Voices of GOP Senators Who Still Care About Democratic Institutions?

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 10, 2013 Before January 2009, the filibuster was used only for measures and nominations on which the minority party in the Senate had their strongest objections. Since then, Senate Republicans have filibustered almost everything, betting that voters will blame Democrats for the dysfunction in Congress as much as they blame the GOP. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sanders, Sherman Introduce Legislation to Break Up ‘Too Big to Fail’ Banks

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 10, 2013 Wall Street sees no need for more regulations of course, but unfortunately for Main Street Americans still reeling from the last financial crisis, President Obama may turn out to be the banking industry's biggest ally. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Paul Krugman’s ‘Trillion Dollar Coin’ Solution, Rand Paul’s Son Arrested, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 8, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including President Obama's picks to round out his national security team, Hillary Clinton's first day back at work since suffering a concussion and Donald Trump running his mouth again. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Oh, the Profanity

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2008 Woe to the wayward legislator or media pundit who makes a public blunder while Jon Stewart is on his watch. In this installment of "The Daily Show," we see disgraced (but not deposed) Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and other power hounds fall into Stewart's carefully laid trap of shame. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scandals Rattle Republican Ranks

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2007 The GOP is undergoing a bit of an ethical crisis following the recent string of scandals involving prominent Republicans -- the most recent being, of course, the media hullabaloo surrounding Sen. Larry Craig's run-in with an undercover policeman in a Minneapolis airport men's room. Oh, and then there's that whole Iraq war issue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wendy Vitter Stands by Her Man

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2007 In a turnaround from an earlier statement in which she likened herself to Lorena Bobbitt, at a recent press conference Wendy Vitter resolved to stay with and continue to support her husband, joining a long line of politicians' wives who endured their husbands' indiscretions and the ensuing media attention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert Savages David Vitter

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2007 After too long a hiatus, let us all take a long drink of the heady brew that is Stephen Colbert. Of course, the ironies of Hookergate 2007 are too delicious to resist, resulting in a particularly entertaining "The Word" selection. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Closing Politicians’ Bedroom Doors

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 13, 2007 Many will be tempted to rip into Sen. David Vitter, a social conservative who is suffering through two prostitution scandals. But wouldn't it be nice to return to a day when politicians were judged on their public performance and their private "sins" were addressed by their relatives and friends? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Flynt to Capitol Hill Hypocrites: ‘Payback’s a Bitch’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 12, 2007 Watch out, philandering politicos: Larry Flynt is hot on your heels. The Hustler impresario is as tenacious as an irate pit bull in his latest crusade to expose hypocrisy on Capitol Hill, and his efforts have already borne fruit in the form of Louisiana Sen. David Vitter's confession that he patronized "D.C. Madam" Debra Jean Palfrey's escort service in 2001 -- and, according to Flynt, that exposé may well be just one of many to come. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Republican Senator’s D.C. Madam Mea Culpa

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2007 So a Republican senator from the Deep South (Sen. David Vitter, pictured) who loves to tell other people if and how they should have sex, has been exposed as a former client of a prominent D.C. madam? You say this ardent defender of the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman has "asked for and received forgiveness from God and my wife in confession and marriage counseling"? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )