For the first time since about 1991, I will say something good about David Vitter. His vote against Hillary Clinton today for Secretary of State should stand as a stark rebuke of every other member of the committee, including the usually stalwart Jim DeMint, who didn’t have the guts (or the basic judgment) to oppose this corrupt, leftist, unqualified, and highly conflict-riven nominee. Vitter ought to retire rather than seek re-election in 2010 — he won’t — but this stance, cosidering the 16-1 vote, was a profile in courage.
