Senator's Alleged Outburst At Dulles Under Investigation

Regardless of outcome, Sen. David Vitter will never resign

Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana was the target of some potentially true anecdotal gossip yesterday over an incident at Dulles. Apparently he showed up too late for his flight and, after being denied entry through the gate, "opened the door, setting off a security alarm and prompting an airline worker to warn him that entering the gate was forbidden."

The witness' account, as published in yesterday's Roll Call, added other comical details: "Vitter, our spy said, gave the airline worker an earful, employing the timeworn 'do-you-know-who-I-am' tirade that apparently grew quite heated."

Now, is any of this true? The good news is that we'll know soon enough, because the Transportation Security Administration is "investigating" the account.

Vitter, for his part, responded to the report in a brilliantly loaded statement yesterday which boldly attempted to deny the rumors while simultaneously detailing how great a legislator he is:

After being delayed on the Senate floor ensuring a vote on my anti-pay-raise amendment and in a rush to make my flight home for town hall meetings the next day, I accidentally went through a wrong door at the gate. I did have a conversation with an airline employee, but it was certainly not like this silly gossip column made it out to be.

Okay then! Now, we wait.

One thing really stands out, though: Isn't it kind of impossible to "accidentally go through a wrong door at the gate" to an airplane after, you know, 9/11?

Jim Newell -- don't you know who I am? -- writes for Wonkette and IvyGate.

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