CREW has repeatedly expressed concern [0] about the disparate treatment between the criminal scandals involving Senator Larry Craig and Senator David Vitter. Craig was the subject of an admonishment from the Senate Ethics Committee [0] while no such action has been taken against Vitter.

This week, as Vitter awaits [0] the news of whether he'll be a witness in the D.C. Madam's trial, Senator Craig had some words of wisdom and support [1]for his colleague:

Embattled Louisiana Sen. David Vitter (R) is getting support from fellow Republicans who say he should not resign over a public sex scandal — including from someone who can speak from experience.

Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho was among several GOP senators who say Vitter’s testimony in the “D.C. Madam” prostitution case should not compel his resignation.

“First and foremost, in these kinds of issues, it’s the state and the relationship you have with your state that really determines where you ought to go,” Craig said. “That was certainly my case. The Senate itself wasn’t going to judge me. I would allow the citizens of my state to do so. And there is still strong support there."

Craig went through his own trial-by-media last year, after his arrest for and guilty plea to soliciting sex from an undercover male officer in a Minneapolis airport.