Dick Morris, the man credited with Bill Clinton’s presidential victory and UKIP’s outstanding success in the 2004 Euro Election, is named   as a client of a former Washington madam who  prosecutors want to gag.

Deborah Palfrey has threatened to go public with details of her 10,000 former clients. She has been indicted on racketeering and money laundering charges stemming from her operation run as the Pamela Martin & Associates escort service which closed last summer after 13 years in business.

She is said to have  recruited well educated young college women for $300 assignations with high-flying clients and Palfrey is considering selling her client’s contact details as a way to raise money for her legal defence.

In their motion, government lawyers claim that some documents contain “personal information” about Palfrey’s former clients and prostitutes that is “sensitive.” Palfrey denies the charges and says she ran a legal escort service.

In connection with an asset forfeiture action, Palfrey has sought to depose political consultant Dick Morris, who she has identified as a former escort service client.

I imagine there are lots of very nervous looking men in Washington D. C. right now. Do you think she should be gagged? Surely anyone in power knows they could be blackmailed if they pay for sex. Does it really matter anyway, at the end of the day if Dick Morris, and others, paid for female companionship, of one sort or another?