Congressman Vito Fossella's final words before he emerged from lockup two weeks ago, just after his drunk-driving arrest and before the maelstrom of public scandal that would erupt:

"Honey, we'll get through this."

When you're saying that to your secret baby-mama mistress, and not your loving wife and the mother of your three young children, you've gotta know it's going to turn out to be a lie.

But in his defense, he was drunk.

Vito Fossella assures 'honey' everything will be fine - and thinks he'll keep job [NYDN]