Vitter Watch: If You Guessed Rehab Was Next, You’re Probably Right

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According to Citizens for Legitimate Government, Louisiana Sen. David Vitter has checked into Ochsner Foundation Hospital. Ochsner is not a pscyhiatric facility, but since Katrina, most such facilities have closed. Ochsner does have a department of psychiatry, though. Or perhaps he is just there for a stress check.

Vitter’s spokespeople say that he is planning to return to work next week. He is described as being “in seclusion.”

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