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Sen. David Vitter's political reinvention from Family Values Crusader (d. 2007) to The Anti-Obama (2007-current) has served him well with his voting base: conservative Louisianans and Tea Party types. It hasn't always played well with the public at large (not that he particularly cares), but this week's anti-Obama stunt ? proclaiming his intention to skip the president's jobs speech in favor of the Saints season opener, then being publicly truculent when Sen. Harry Reid pulled the rug out from under him ? has earned him some unfavorable headlines far beyond the usual sphere of progressive and Democratic websites.? [ Read more ]

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jcp026

I haven't been a Vitter fan for quite a while now, so I'm going to stick with the "if you can't say anything nice" approach.