cbs stations across the state. the questions will come from a panel of reporters from those stations. greg meriwether from baton rouge, louisiana, jeff ferro in shreveport, [inaudible] and this program is also being televised nationally on c-span. we have divided the hour into four rounds of questions. each can that will have time to answer. the first and will have one minute and 10 seconds. of the second will have 40 seconds to respond our first question goes to mr. vitter

7. questions come from our viewers. you have been a supporter of the tea party movement. be one of the stated goals has been to "take our country back up w." want to ask who he has to take our country back from projects. >> thank you. i am looking to have the support of the tea party movement in louisiana. i believe the tea party represents mainstream values in america, not the extremism, as my opponent has said. my opponent has denigrated the tea party. he compared it to the far left activist group moveon.org, i

believe is a real insult. they were fear mongering. >> what does it mean to say "take our country back?" >> if i could continue. he may, similar to nancy pelosi saying the folks were un- american. what a lot of american citizens mean by that is that in the last few years, we have gone away to the left and policy out of this very liberal administration and carry the full congress. and not only threatens our fiscal future, it also threatens our values and fundamental freedoms and american. >> david is starting out with the attack. that is ok. i have been endorsed by four newspapers because they say that i am affected, independent, and

willing to reach across the aisle. david vitter is one of the least effective members of the senate. nasa, he is not earned a second term -- nationally, he has not earned a second term. it should be a take back to the middle. >> our last question comes from greg amiri weather. mr. melancon, our polls showed this. is to a 3/4 and the voters believe your most likely to support president obama. you have said you give the president and a. the stand by that? >> what i said if you take the whole text is that i give him an a for effort on their response for the bp disaster.

i gave him an actual c for the administration. >> you said be taken in a poor effort. for his policies, you gave congress a lower grade because of getting in his way. it exported the problems that we had with congress is the partisanship. >> you still get him and a? >> i think teachers should do grades. i think he has an average response. >> at the time, i thought that was good. >> do you feel satisfied with this view that you are close to president obama and his policies? >> if you look at my voting record? i am raided in the right and center of the house. david vitter is always to the far right. i vote with the president regardless of who he is when i think he is right. i voted against several of this

very important issues but he did not like and my leadership did not like. that is by independent. >> the key question is do you want a u.s. center that will start with support president obama's policies for are the you think we need real checks and balances to get away from this alert to the left? the differences cannot be clearer. charlie cook melancon a strongly endorsed president obama for president. this year, he gave president obama an "a" he supported the agenda is in the bail was that president obama support it. he supported a one trillion dollars stimulus. he supported the obama budget. he is against appealing -- repealing obamacare. what i next care comes from mr..

>> you have supported supporting tax cuts for the wealthiest americans the bill with the costing an extra $715, it is going to have to be paid for. what three programs would you cut? >> i disagree with the premise that in order to keep tax rates where they are and not increase them, we have to pay for that. i think that is washington and not louisiana speak. i do not want to raise taxes on anyone right now. my opponent supports the obama position. i think it would be economically disastrous to be raising taxes on anyone including small businesses. >> what would you cut? >> i am certainly for cutting spending in washington and reducing the debt. i would start to it and spend

stimulus funds. the stimulus has been a failure. then i will go to other programs. we have billions of dollars of unused federal property. we can sell and get rid of that federal property for a billion dollars in one year alone. we send checks to dead farmers through government programs. whinnied oversight that could save over $1 billion a year. correct it is a misnomer to say that bush tax cut would not have to be paid for. you would have to pay that $750 billion. it is not an increase. >> i disagree with that to avoid a tax increase we somehow have to pay for it. and is not the government's money. >> it was to pay for, he should have instead of voting against paid go -- he should have voted for that.

we passed to the hearth and senate. they keep putting it on hold and not passing. he voted for the prescription drug program that cost them more than the stimulus, the tarp, and the bailout. if you have that, $4 trillion more over the next 10 years. if you repeal what he wants to do, 100 trillion dollars estimated cost to repeal and go back again predicts this next question goes to mr. melancon >> and recent report said that some of the top criminal investigators were in favor of banning bp from doing any business with the u.s. government because of serious environmental violations. that was before the gulf oil spill.

>> we will let them go crazy. to not worry about what is going on. we need to make sure that safety is number one. >> what about banning m.v.p.? >> as far as banning the company? i am not -- i am not make one mistake or demonstrated. if they have been that bad of a player, maybe we should consider some additional penalties. i want to make sure bp stays as solvent as possible. i want them to pay those fines and penalties. for people have lost so much to

make sure they get a whole. i am not ready to shut down somebody that is going to be a bailout for the people of the state prada >> you are saying no to that? >> yes. >> we should make sure bp is held fully accountable for all of the damage it has caused. my opponent has completely misrepresented my actions in this regard. i want to slay that we are clearly. we should apply the same standards to everybody who wants to drill in the gulf or elsewhere. if they meet those standards, fine. if they do not, anyone who does not meet them should be shut down. >> based on safety violations in the past, should they be banned from doing business? >> not perce. i think remain stringent safety. they have to be able to meet

those. >> our final question comes from john and dennis burd. >> one of my viewers roads in and said that she has not been hearing a lot. it is putting people back to work. >> did not spend the remaining .wo and a 32 big be by the white house estimates, it has saved or created 9000. >> in terms of the jobs come it has created that three and

$42,000 per job projects >> ago secreting jobs to stop the spiraling spending. we should be keeping tax rates where they are. they increase taxes on small business even in a recession. >> the amazing part is that he is a pathological liar. when you delete something because you said it. there are tax breaks. there was a bill several weeks ago that provided tax breaks for small businesses. i have a proposal. i've not only been a business

owner that made the cut, i have a small business pose of the cuts taxes. it makes the biggest cuts to education and the history of this country. we need to be investing in these kids whether it is in technical learning or college. everyone can not be a college graduate. we need to invest in america. dave vitter please do nothing. >> that concludes our first round. in the second round, each can get an individual question with three minutes to respond. we will become a question for mr. melancon. >> the associated press reported that you were one of 10 members of congress who took part in

the 2008 trip to antarctica to study climate change. it cost them $150,000. it included a cable car ride through the australian outback. -- the rain forest. the to a visit to the south pole. is this a good use of public funds? >> every session of congress, the committee goes to antarctica. i was on the science committee. mr. vitter did not been invited to what people with open minds. we are 65 hours flying time from 11 days, 35,000 air miles to get into antarctica -19 degrees. it is not like it is a junket. we spend the most money in science at the south pole. there were two teams that with their physically. the grounds we saw were about

the size of what is going on and what is happening with the ice floes that are down there. the research that is being done at antarctica. we looked at the barrier reef. we met with scientists. these are not getting in a buggy and right. we spent hours at every location come up of 5:30 a.m. and on the air plane by 8:00. this was learning so that when we come back and we are asked to take a look at what we are appropriating and where it is being spent, that we can be informed to make the decision. mr. vitter sticks his had in the sand. but what did you learn? there is also report that you are supporting coastal erosion. it is with you have to go to the south pole. >> it is because of the ice that has fallen off.

the ocean rights is going to be a severe problem for a state like ours. >> if you want to pick on one little item -- quite the year before that, you went to paris on the chart that was paid for with public funds. your wife accompanied. >> my wife likes to be with me. >> what you say to people who are struggling right now and they see lawmakers taking these trips and they wonder if this is a good use of public funds but do >> people want is to legislate on informed members. i went to the energy and economic commission that was part of nato. that is there in paris. that is what we did. we talked about the projections for energy and worldwide for consumption, who was playing with him. we had georgia and russia playing with each other.

that was about energy. we are in a war. that is about energy. looking at the entire picture globally, every vote that we make in decisions that have been made in the united states but that all our nato allies. it has an impact on them. going to war without seeking consultation puts them in harm's way. if you look at what happened to us in afghanistan, we are paying for that by lack of support from our allies. >> by next question goes vitter to mr.. >> we received a number of e- mails, a viewer's question your involvement in the dc prostitution ring. what was your serious issue? >> three years ago when i discuss this directly with

citizens, i did say in a sincere way that i committed a very bad mistake in my marriage, a very serious sen. this is going back now about 10- years. there was extensive reporting about it in terms of the phone calls. i said i had fixed that in my marriage several years ago. i had received the loving forgiveness from my wife and for my children. and also from my god. i committed to the citizens of louisiana to redouble my efforts on their path. i believe louisiana citizens heard me prepare i believe they understood me. they understood what i was saying. i that to overwhelmingly actions after that from the media. i'm talking about citizens. there is an outpouring of swearsupport.

it was humbling to me. it is humbling it is interesting how they operate and how washington political acts think and feel. >> >> the second reaction i got it i got this as i held a town hall meetings, i do of these foreign. it means i have done 200. i do telephone town hall meetings in addition. >> what is your reaction? >> i'm interacting with boats of the time. enter into the concerns, it was enough not about my path. it is about our future. >> you are a former prosecutor.

did you violate the law when he committed this sin? but i'm not a prosecutor. >> did you violate this law? >> you can look back and continue to write stories about it. that is your decision. it is a free country. i looked them in the eye. i spoke to them sincerely. i think they understood me. i am looking forward and not back. >> kenya talk to the voters and tell them if you violate the law. you can look back 10 years. and can save fixated on that. my job is to look forward. question of accountability. i understand.

you may not like the answer. >> give us a yes or no. >> i think the people of louisiana have understood exactly what i did prepare a i think they want me to focus on the key challenges we face as a state and a country. that is what they tell me directly predell. >> the next question is for mr. melancon. >> vitter mr. has said you had a troubling record on immigration reform. he said he voted against stopping taxpayer benefit from going to illegal immigrant and made it harder for police to stop and obtain them. can you clear up your record on immigration reform? >> i should not have to defend it.

i have a better record in three of our republican congressman. he voted against an amendment to put 1000 more people on the board. i have been supportive of protecting our borders and making sure illegals are not in here. some want cheap labor. they do not want them voting. as far as my record, i make sure there is no provisions. i never wavered from that. mr. vitter has a problem with the truth. he will not admit that he lied and broke the law. you can be a policeman it did not broken the law. you can be a teacher. you can be a fire man if you

have not broke the law. he can even work for the city of new orleans. if you broke the law, you cannot. but we are going to have the u.s. senator that broke the law. >> we need to do a complete reform. amnesty is not in the cards. >> i support anybody that wants to become a citizen to go through the process of becoming a citizen as allowed by law. not to get in some extraordinary ability to come in. >> so no to these new ideas? >> go back and start the process. >> if they want to be citizens.

>> should they be sent come? >> i do not know how you gather and collected them. that will be a problem. we do not have the money or wherewithal to bring them together. if those employees that are employing and knowingly, that is where we could the enforcement. that is where we start this. allotted them come here. >> there are immigrants who help us. it is all based upon documentation. >> we do not support a path to citizenship for the 20 million that are here? >> i need to know what the pact is. that has been the problem. no one has been able to give us

serious suggestions. >> the number one suggestion is letting then joined the military. >> you have been strongly criticized by a number of groups were a campaign ad criticizing melancon mr. on immigration. some describe it as blake me racist. they called for an apology. you offer them an apology? >> i stand by the bad. i support illegal immigration process to allow people to pursue the american dream. that is when the great things about our history. i do not support a free and open border, unfettered, open to access with millions of illegals coming across it. that is what we have

particularly at the mexican border. we have an illegal immigration problem. that is a fact. 97% of our apprehensions of illegal is that the mexican border. that is a fact. that is not a stereotype. 80% of the 15 million illegals in this country have come through the border from mexico and south american country. that is a fact. that is not a stereotype. there is one thing that is offensive. melancon those are mr.'s votes that he did those are mr. melancon's that he voted for. they are all documented. let's talk about what they are. one would reses clamping down. there was an effort to clamp

down on that. he voted no. a second vote was the same thing with regard to actual welfare checks. there is an effort to clamp down on that and have real enforcement to prevent that from happening. melancon mr. voted no. -- mr. melancon voted no. i think this is a key part did the solution for the i support the arizona law. these three boats are offensive. i think they really should be the basis for an apology. >> mr. vitter how do you respond to the catholic archdiocese to say this at that into the offensive racial stereotypes? >> what is a stereotype? >> they are talking about the images. >> is it a stereotype that both

coming across the border are a problem and a book like that? that is a fact. it is not a stereotype. from thisway ridiculous political correctness and face the problem and solve it. i will tell you the fundamental problem of these groups have. it is that they support amnesty and i do not. it is all of these proved they are talking about they supported the 2007 immigration bill with a big amnesty provision. i thought that on the floor of the senate predicting gotta be one. >> now we move to the third -- of the senate. thank god we won. chrysler now move onto a the third round. whatever can it done simpers can start the discussion. we begin with a question from

john. cracked nothing has galvanized the fears of my area as social security and the fact there'll be no cost-of-living increase next year for the second year in a row. the system is in distress. they are pushing back their retirement age. how would you support limited privatization or raising the retirement age? >> when he ran for office, he talked about walking away trust fund and never touching it again. then he wanted to privatize it again prepare we know it happened to our investment and ts. >> he has had several opportunities to try and make sure that we protect social security. if he voted for the stimulus package, he would have given

everyone a $250 check. this past year, it did not get a cost-of-living increase. mr. vitter says one thing and does another. >> let me be clear. i do not the solution is the stimulus. mr. melancon continue to support the stimulus. we need to come together around real social security reform. i support voluntary private accounts of people can have a nest egg that they own. leavitt of to the individual. i support call as this year and next year. that is parted the solution for seniors. >> you are going to change the way are done? that was written several

administrations ago. >> i will tell you what other thing i would change. i would change this system of automatic pay raise for members of congress. i have that bill in the senate. members of congress are getting automatic pay raises. give me a break. we pass on a bipartisan basis. >> you are living out your campaign fund and supporting your bad habits with the money, if the go to the court records, for when asked about getting the information, and it was quashed by your friend and former schoolmates. how would you saw it? >> social security did not become a problem last week. dave vitter has been in congress 12 years.

they had a chance to fix so security, health care, and immigration. we need to lock away the funds. as vitter mr. -- as mr. vitter originally proposed. we are good for another 75 or 80 years. >> is raising the retirement age an option? >> i do not want to. past congresses have raised the age. is being to the point that some people may not live that long. >> we are out of time. >> they are bringing it up to higher levels of incompetence by a report says $4 billion is being spent on the campaign this year. because of the recent supreme court decision, corporations and unions can now get involved in campaigns in an unprecedented way. a lot of people are concerned about corporations that can make

donations. they do not have to release the donors that are involved. people are saying this is placing our democracy at risk. would you authored legislation that would require full disclosure and transparency for any money spent on any federal election by any entity? >> it is a disclosure bill. i voted for it. we ought to know every dollar being spent. it is up seen the amount of money and time consuming for members of congress. the other people but are industries deserve to be at the table like we are. they do not have the money. this is america.

everybody has an opportunity. david vitter has received over a million dollars from wall street. that is of steam. >> we will fund campaigns. anybody that gives says this has to beat the pros. it had been disclosed, if they need to put their name on the line. >> what i believe in most is freedom and complete and absolute disclosure and transparency. i do not agree with overregulation. i supported that consistently. >> it says it took them on the funds.

they will spend it on their own. you were a against it. >> i did not say that. >> we need to talk about the trial lawyers. he flew to canada. >> they were capping the well. i went to a fund-raiser. keith jones whose son died on the rate was there. to think you is they are trying to get money? u.s. concerns about the people. >> in the middle of the oil disaster, mr. melancon travel out of the country. how to keep foreign money out of it? >> it should be in the gulf.

complete disclosure would be a part of that. we are talking about funding for campaigns. they were literally meeting about how to profit from the victims of the oil disaster. >> how did they keep it from being damaged? >> next question from shreveport. that this campaign has turned very personal. appointed tax on each of your voting records, where is your opponent crossed the line? what have they said that is untrue about you? >> the list of untruths is awfully long. i will get you one of the big is that i was for limiting bp liability.

we will have bp fully liable. >> after you voted to introduce the bill. >> if you would lie as much -- >> he knows i have a bill to hold bp fully accountable without limit. he also knows i clear that on the other side of the senate. it is being blocked by the leader of the senatorial committee. it was his biggest ally. because of that, for local democrats wrote to mr. melancon june 7. talk to your party leadership.

this is wrong. do not obstruct this bill. this is the biggest country. the biggest area where i think he crossed the line is taking in using video of my children in his two-minute are rated attack at. that is clearly crossing the line. if that is part of your melancon family values, i do not want part of that. >> you never had family values. you demonstrated that quite keenly. the worst member of congress. [unintelligible] >> is a reputation of louisiana if you have damage. it is the people that you have broken faith with and lied to, not just your family.

you will against bill clinton. you railed against of clinton. the news said they live in they should resign. you send, you lied, you broke the law, you have embarrassed the state did you have been consistent. do you have not tended one thing you think you should step down. once that you think you should step down. >> he started doing direct mail pieces. his maligning the first half hour on whatever it is. he is using taxpayer dollars to fly down. correct>> louisiana and has hade

very painful reminders justice last week. we lost two soldiers or so. in light of that, what do we do? what is our path to victory? how do you define it? >> what is victory? what do we win? the war the we were brought into was to seek out al qaeda and the taliban. we ended up in a war. it is expanding rather than shrinking. they tend to try and move out of their are so complicated. at some point in time, we cannot continue as a country to support the war effort for a country that will not bring itself together and govern itself in a democratic way. i do not know the answers. i wrote to the pentagon and those and know all the details of what is actually transpiring.

>> do you suggest we leave? >> nobody should trivialize that. i do not think anybody will prepare a we have to remember what brought it there, and 9/11. this was the training ground for the 9/11 terrorist. it has gotten even more serious since then. since then, the government has become a little less stable and may have nuclear weapons. i do not disagree it is tough. what i do say very clearly is that our national security is terribly involved and we cannot fail. i very strongly support general david petraeus 's effort to stabilize the government and get terrorists out of afghanistan. cracks in next question comes from --

>> a large majority of viewers. -- felt that neither of you has provided a great deal of leadership during the oil disaster where do each of you feel your opponent has shown a lack of leadership on the oil disaster? >> i've never talked about my opponent. for i believe i've shown my leadership in pushing legislation to hold bp accountable. we also pushed the obama administration. the need to have a much more rigorous response. it is because of that that i won the bipartisan support.

there are local leaders that happened to be in the heart of rock charlie melancon's congressional district. he said the support david vitter. they said that specifically because of my performance during the oil disaster as well as hurricane rita and katrina. >> you'll find that david vitter harass them. he started out with a letter saying that he did a good job. when it all ended up, there was an endorsement in there. you've never seen him stand up on the steps of the court house. i got the military to fly in from around the world. i asked the white house to do i asked for the moratorium to be lifted. of the had to do was go over to

the bitter ship. he did not with a hand to do that. i held to a small businesses. >> thank you. our last question comes from john. it affects the national debt is threatening to make america a second rate international country. perhaps going down the same road as japan and greece. without attacking each other and blaming someone else, tell me specifically what you will do to reduce the national debt?

>> i would love to do that. i would immediately go back to 2008 spending levels. we can ask the they do. say that unspent stimulus money. they get rid of this unused federal real-estate. wampum $1 billion. it can work at the federal level. i will push through something i'm leading co author of, a bipartisan spending? commission. it will be outside of congress.

it is an expedited consideration. >> his been a businessman for 20 years. >> did you break the log? >> what would you do to reduce it? >> we voted against it 15 times. the do not have the money, you have to find it. there is a report that comes out every two years that says these programs are not giving you the baying for the bubuck.

>> they ought to be cutting them. >> you know what else i included? a $1.90 trillion increase in the debt limit. that is great. >> use on the appropriations committee and outspent it. it is the biggest beer market in the house. is the biggest in marker in the senate. it makes it look like child's play. the democrats were in charge. >> now comes our final round of questions. the candidates will respond to each question and each can the will have 30 seconds.

we begin this question with sally. it is a good to mr. vitter. >> would you be in favor of abolishing citizenship to children who are born in this country to illegal immigrants? >> i have basically proposed. it is never intended by our founders they did not live for rehab this. it is an incentive for them to do that. a lot of this are here. >> i believe that if you come here intentionally to have a child to get a citizenship, that it ought not be provided. if you are here in your having

a child and are legitimately here -- quite how you know that? >> that can be cleared easily. it is causing a problem. >> the second question goes to mr. melancon first project they are watching openly gay residents who want to serve in the military. what you say to them tonight? >> i think i support them. i broke with many people, friends, relatives that are gay. they struggle with this coming up. they are hardworking. many went into the military. they are hard fighting people. they want to be in the military. >> you said you'd think that it is a problem? >> the problem i am concerned

with is their safety from other people who would attack. >> i think the first consideration on this issue should be the safety and soundness of the military, been able to perform the necessary function of defending us. i would turn to the military service. all of the chiefs have said "do not pass this right now public we." >> what would you say to someone who is openly gay that wants to serve? >> my first duty is to have an effective military. i'm listening to the military services. >> the term separation of church and state has become an issue. says the u.s. constitution, for a separation of church and state? if it did not come to believe is to be based on christian

beliefs? >> as you know, that exact term is not in the constitution. that concept is. the freedom of religion clause and bodies element of that concept. the problem has been in the last 30 years many folks have misinterpreted freedom of religion to be freedom from religion. they have legislated from the bench and tried to shut down religious activity in a way that i completely disagree with. >> is the united states a christian nation? >> his starkly. that is not mean we do not provide religious freedoms to everyone. >> i completely support prayer in school. i thing clamping against prayer in school has led to very negative trends in our society. >> i believe there prayer were ever, stole our otherwise. our ancestors came here for

religious freedom. they also put in that there be a separation of church and state. beck is a reason for that. there is a place for religion and government. unfortunately, several years ago, they voted to start funding religious groups with federal dollars. >> are we a christian nation? >> yes, we are. i hope we will stay christian nation. >> this question deals with climate change and global warming, which could be a major concern for self louisiana's coast and vulnerability to future hurricanes. do believe global warning is a scientific fact? >> after going to an article in seeing the science, and not told understand all a bit because it is complex, we have a problem with this world.

it is not a healthy world. we need to try to fix this problem. i am not a doomsday person. there is a place for us to get green over time. we need to bring the combination of fossil fuels and bring to bear so that this country we leave will be healthy for all of the generations to come. at the rate we are going, i am fearful that we will not need much of a legacy for our children and grandchildren. ? this is another honest disagreement. i do not think the science clear they support global warming. i will not support any of that sort of cap and tax legislation. mr. melancon said to support a compromise but i think that is wrong. it is bad for the country. it would be disastrous. he also voted against an amendment saying that if china

and india do not follow suit, we do away with our cap and tax program. >> next question. >> i hope we can have some really good and honest answers. what do you respected by your opponent. >> his sense of humor. >> could you elaborate? >> i could repeat some of his jokes but i would not tell them as well. >> melancon mr.? >> i expect a great education. i wish everyone would have that opportunity to get as good as an education or have a system that would provide as good an education. >> short and sweet. >> the people of louisiana have shown their support. mr. vitter offered a bill calling for term limits what you were in the legislature. are you in favor of term limits

for congress? >> and not only in favor of it, and author of a leading bill for term limits for congress. we need it in the state legislature. i was an effective passing it there. we need it even more in congress. >> if elected, this would be a last term? >> i did not say that. i said we need term limits. >> this is a very important point. term-limit needs to be for everyone, otherwise you'll penalize some states like louisiana over others. in need to be a rule applied equally across the board. >> vitter mr. was in the house, he said he is the logger for term limits. he wanted to play by the rules. it is on video. it was on the news. it says he voted against it

before he voted for it. >> thank you very much. it is not time for closing statements. it did you will have 45 seconds. we tossed a claim for the order. >> i want to say thank you for the opportunity to be here. what do you want in a u.s. senator? do they want someone that is corrupt, immoral, ineffective? do they want somebody that is honest or dishonest? do they want the money put louisiana first or that pushed bp first? do they want a person who respects women are disrespect them? had you base your children every morning and say i want you to abide by the law and be honest but i'm going to vote for the guide that lie to us. we in louisiana are smarter.

we need to make sure we elect an independent expert louisiana offers that worries about the citizens of the state first and not his own career. i promise i will never embarrass you. >> thank you for tuning out. you listened and heard a lot. i bring those ideas to washington. i will continue to do that. your boats weor can have real checks and balances against the obama administration. we need to get our country back on the right track. we need to save our fundamental freedoms and our future for our children. i ask for your vote so i can continue to actively to do important work for the louisiana. coastal restoration, hurricane protection, highways,

infrastructure. i've looked forward to doing that important work. >> thank you. thank you book. that concludes our program tonight. thank you to park panelists and candid this -- candidates. thank you and goodnight. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> that was the final debate between louisiana's u.s. senate candidates. here a couple of ads voters are seeing there. quite our tax dollars paid a vitter david salary. he used that for prostitutes. you are welcome, senator. the cost to prostitutes during official vote in tax dollars to help defend and eight of idly abused his stroke friend. in return, we got a discreet senator.

the real sin is that david vitter is still a senator. >> melancon charlie has voted for bailout in reckless budget. when asked if he regrets voting for these failed obama programs, melancon says, do i regret those? no, i do not. he not only endorsed obama but said this year obama deserves an a. she is a obama over us. >> we will get some perspectives tomorrow morning from republican and democrat pollsters. also, a debate between gubernatorial candidates. also, neil irwin