Letter: Ensign’s hypocrisy on senators revealed

Friday, Oct. 12, 2007 | 7:23 a.m.

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., has been quoted to the effect that he wants Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, out of the Senate. "Sen. Craig gave us his word," Ensign said. "I wish he would stick to his word."

As far as I know , Ensign never called for Sen. David Vitter, R-La., to step down when Vitter got caught being on a madam's phone list.

Do you suppose that Ensign knew that in Idaho, where they have a Republican governor, he would appoint another Republican, and Ensign also knew that Louisiana's governor is a Democrat, who could legally appoint a Democrat to replace Vitter in the Senate?

To me, that smacks of hypocrisy. How about to you?

James Poupard, Henderson

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