I haven’t commented, yet, on Sen. David Vitter’s name appearing in the records of a woman nicknamed a D.C. “madam.”

Unlike many Democrats — and Republicans who are fed up with certain aspects of their party — I am not particularly happy that Vitter was caught up in such a scandal. It does, after all, provide a painful bit of embarrassment for his family, especially his wife, who Vitter says forgave him years ago for whatever he might have done.

On the other hand, I do point to a page on Vitter’s own website, in which he comments about protecting the “sanctity of marriage:”

“This is a real outrage. The Hollywood left is redefining the most basic institution in human history, and our two U.S. Senators won’t do anything about it.

“We need a U.S. Senator who will stand up for Louisiana values, not Massachusetts’s values. I am the only Senate Candidate to coauthor the Federal Marriage Amendment; the only one fighting for its passage. I am the only candidate proposing changes to the senate rules to stop liberal obstructionists from preventing an up or down vote on issues like this, judges, energy, and on and on.”

Two important questions come to mind immediately from this statement and the revelation that he may have committed adultery, which in anyone’s book, should constitute a violation of the most basic intents of the institution of marriage.

First, to the married people out there, how, exactly, has your marriage been hurt by anything Vitter may have done in violation of his wedding vows? Does your relationship with your spouse now stand in any kind of jeopardy because of it? Are you and your spouse any less married? Are you any less committed to each other?

Second, what, exactly, are people like Vitter trying to protect marriage from, by attempting to specify who can and cannot get married?