Porrin Hatch

Is there any truth to the rumor that Clarence Thomas and Orrin Hatch are "porn buddies"? You know, friends who agree that if one gets nominated to a job with lifetime tenure, the other goes to the nominee's house and clears out all his pornorgraphy before the confirmation hearing begins. Highly doubtful, because I just made it up.

But Hatch was caught with his virtual pants down when Wired reported last week that the Utah senator's Senate website linked to "Big Naturals," an adult site which promotes nature's bounty over artificial enhancement. Apparently the owners of a Utah search link which featured on Hatch's site let their domain name registration lapse and an adult site claimed the URL without Hatch's knowledge.

At least that's what Orrin claims. Followers of the Utah Republican's career will recall than a former Hatch staffer, Eliza Flores, later turned up in a sequel to Behind The Green Door. Coincidence?

A word of caution to Hatch's constituents: If you click an "LDS" link on Hatch's website, you might just find yourself face to... uh ... face with one of Hatch's favorite actors, a certain Mr. Silver.

(Note: The above links contain no nudity or obscene content.)