New Orleans Escorts: Blue Dog Democrat Will Challenge Sen….
August 28, 2009
Earlier today, Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA) said he plans to run for senate. (You can see Melancon’s video announcement, which he emailed to his supporters this morning, after the jump.)
“I’m announcing my candidacy for the U.S. Senate to replace David Vitter because Louisiana deserves better,” Melancon said. “Lousiana needs a different approach. More bi-partisan. More disciplined. More honest and with a whole lot more common sense.”
In 2007, Vitter’s name was found on the phone list of the infamous “D.C. Madam.”
The Times-Picayune says Melancon, the former president of the American Sugar Cane League, describes himself as a “pro-life, pro-gun Southern Democrat.”
According to the newspaper, “family ties are likely be an emphasis for Melancon because of Vitter’s 2007 admission that his phone number had appeared on the list of a Washington, D.C., escort service years earlier and that he had committed a “‘very serious sin.’”
See the full article from “NPR”
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