Larry Flynt and the DC Madam

Pornographer Larry Flynt and D.C. Madam Deborah Palfrey are a match made in....well, not heaven. They have teamed up to go after Washington hypocrisy:

Hustler publisher Larry Flynt, already on a hunt for Washington sex scandals, has teamed up with a powerful new ally: "D.C. Madam" Deborah Jeane Palfrey.

It's an alignment born from coincidental interests: Flynt wants to expose Washington hypocrites, and Palfrey has a long list of people who probably qualify. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) became their first victim when a Flynt investigator linked his name and honorable title to an old telephone number on Palfrey's client list.

Vitter's exposure on Tuesday should put any other conservative Republican with sexy skeletons on notice: Start practicing your mea culpa.

Actually, it's not Washington hypocrisy that Flynt wants to expose, it's Republican hypocrisy. I doubt he'll have much interest in the names of any Democrats in the madam's phone book.

Is this a bad thing? Not necessarily. As long as he's dealing in facts and not just character assassination the folks who are innocent of wrongdoing should have nothing to fear. Those who can't keep it zipped while pretending to be the epitome of virtue should have plenty to fear, and their exposure won't bother me a bit.