Eliot Spitzer deserved what he got. He campaigned on being "Holier-than-thou" against everyone. If he'd been elected without doing that, I might agree with you.

Frankly I don't know much about Fosella, but if he's a "Family Values' Republican who votes "morally" on issues and claims the "moral high ground" for supporting these "family values," then he also deserves to be thrown out of office for having a double standard.

I'm a lot more forgiving of people who do things in their personal life when their politics reflect a strong support of privacy and civil rights. I suspect Vito would not pass this test.

Guy Velella was protect for years by organize crime which controls the local DAs.

Just look at the secret police being run out of the Power Authority?  Where are the liberal ass holes on this issue. 

A much bigger issue I think is that it has come out that Fossella carried on with his mistress on several trips paid for by taxpayers, which were supposed to be all-business.  Apparently Vito and his girlfriend traveled all over europe on two ten day trips, and a third trip to France, spending their time together instead of with the Congressional delegation.

Having taxpayers pay for vacation junkets is a no-no.  Highly unethical.  Vito should be made to refund all the costs for those trips. 

The Velella and Fossella cases are different. In 1987, when the Velella love child story broke, Velella was never arrested for a crime. Fossella has been arrested for DUI in addition to his love child. Like Velella, Fossella did present himself as a family man in his campaigns.

A political difference is that Velella's scandal broke in a non-election year. By the time he was campaigning for re-election, most voters had put the scandal aside.

Fossella's problems broke in an election year. He could cost the GOP the seat. The question is whether he should simply not run for re-election and let another Republican run and keep the seat for the GOP.