The signs of the apocalypse are everywhere. But, first, into the wayback machine:

We’re talking about, among other things, Diaper Fetishism. That’s right folks, according to a trusted inside source, [Sen. David] Vitter [R-LA] was well known among other Canal Street Brothel patrons to like diapers as well as other bizarre “fetishes”. I don’t have much more info than that from my source, except that some of the other patrons at the brothel included a well known business-minded New Orleans Republican and a well known Democratic ex-governor. There are many other well known patrons who never held public office, too. You’ve probably heard various names floated about.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I love that New Orleans has more than its share of sex fetishists and preeverts who can’t come missionary. This ain’t a vanilla town, kids.

But the thought of Vitter prancing around in a dipey is a bit jarring, especially since I’m changing those nasty things every day. I can’t help picturing the scene and wondering about the details. I assume they were adult sized. But were they cloth or disposable? Did they get dirty? Was there a diaper genie available? What about a tube of Boudreaux’s? Were they customized in Vitter Blue? How old were Vitter’s children when this was going on? Did he change diapers in the morning and then wear them at night?

*shudder*

We wouldn’t care if the man was not one of the biggest hypocrites in Washington DC. But there it is. David Vitter likes to wear diapers when he’s having sex with prostitutes. We all have to live with this knowledge, and it is a heavy burden to bear.

So, it’s somewhat understandable that Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer (who happens to chair the Environment & Public Works Committee on which Sen. Vitter serves as Ranking Member) might kind of snap when confronted with one more example of Vitter being an obstructive asshat.

I won’t bore you with all the details, but Sen. Vitter has been holding up votes on an energy efficiency bill because he wants to introduce a totally non-germane amendment that would screw with senior government workers’ health care benefits just to throw a monkey wrench into the implementation of ObamaCare. So, in revenge, Politco reported, Reid and Boxer came up with a counterpunch.

Senate Democrats have had all they can take from David Vitter and his fixation on Obamacare — and they’re dredging up his past prostitution scandal to hit back…

…There are three options Democratic senators are weighing in response to Vitter’s proposal.

Under one scenario, no federal contribution may be given to a lawmaker or an aide if a congressional ethics committee has “probable cause to determine” that the individual has “engaged in the solicitation of prostitution.”

Another option includes broader language that would deny contributions to those found to have engaged in “improper conduct reflecting discreditably on the congressional office involved.”

And a third proposal would deny coverage to lawmakers who vote for the Vitter plan, even if it doesn’t become law.

In response, Sen. Vitter has accused Harry Reid of being a member of La Cosa Nostra and has referred a complaint to the Ethics Committee accusing he and Madam Boxer of engaging in “bribery.” Sen. Boxer co-chairs the Ethics Committee.

The end is clearly nigh.