Vitter's Republican rival accused of philandering

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Pot meet kettle

Retired state Supreme Court justice and U.S. Senate candidate Chet Traylor of Monroe claims he holds the moral high ground in his campaign to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-Metairie, in next month's Republican Party primary.

"Chet's reputation is impeccable," Traylor's campaign manager Lev Dawson said last week as the campaign opened.

Both Dawson and Traylor have said there is little difference politically between the two Republican candidates, but that Vitter's personal foibles — including a 2007 prostitution scandal when Vitter's name appeared in the phone records of the so-called "D.C. Madam" and his continued employment of an aide accused of attacking his girlfriend with a knife in 2008 — could be exploited by Democrats if Vitter is the Republican candidate in the general election in November.

But Traylor has his own ethical questions that could threaten the upstanding image his campaign has opted to present. They include:

n His complicated romantic history, including allegations of affairs with two married women.

n A lawsuit filed by Traylor's stepsons, who say Traylor has resisted efforts to collect information on the estate of their dead mother, Traylor's former wife, Peggy McDowell Traylor.

http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100720/NEWS01/7200308/Traylor+s+morality+challenged

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1. Well, compared to Vitter, he still holds the high moral ground.

Hey, there can be high ground in a gutter. ;-)

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2. So....Vitter's rival is less Fugly and doesn't have to pay for it?

Great political point Mr. Vitter. How proud you must be.