Sen. David Vitter's 16 Words

"Lafayette's the crossroads where Katrina meets Rita," he said. "I always knew I was against same sex unions."

"Lafayette's the crossroads where Katrina meets Rita," he said. "I always knew I was against same sex unions." These were not the words of a drunk and insensitive comedian stooping to a new low, but the words of Sen. David Vitter during a meeting with leaders in Lafayette, Louisiana on October, 13, 2005.

How can he joke about hurricanes that have killed hundreds of people in his own state and a policy that treats gays as second-class citizens? Is that what they mean by "compassionate conservative?" Vitter and George Bush now have something else in common; they will always be remembered by 16 little words.