Could he possibly be worse than Vitter?

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_07/024816.php

THE 'FAMILY VALUES' PARTY.... In Louisiana, retired state Supreme Court Justice Chet Traylor launched an unexpected primary campaign against Sen. David Vitter (R) recently, citing concerns about Vitter's character. That seemed like a sound rationale -- Vitter ran on a "family values" platform, and then got caught with prostitutes. Vitter also paid a violent criminal to oversee women's issues for his Senate office, despite the aide having attacked his ex-girlfriend with a knife.

As Traylor conceded, the issue wasn't ideological -- both he and Vitter are very far to the right -- but was based instead on integrity. Traylor would have the moral high ground, the argument went, while Vitter wouldn't.

So much for that idea.



As sleaze goes, this gets pretty ugly, even for the right-wing. According to the allegations, Traylor got involved with a married woman, whom he later married after her divorce. When she later died, Traylor began another affair with the wife of his stepson.
:puke:

As Justin Elliott summarized, "Louisiana Republicans are facing a choice between a family values incumbent who solicited prostitutes and a family values challenger who is currently sleeping with his stepson's estranged wife."

And did I mention that Traylor considers himself a Christian conservative, whose most notable accomplishment was "protecting traditional marriage" in Louisiana?

Of the two, I suppose one has to give the edge to Traylor -- his sexual escapades are bizarre, but at least they're not illegal, as was the case with Vitter and his prostitutes. But the details of both are a reminder that when Republicans claim to be the party of "family values" and the arbiters of morality, there's no reason the public should take this seriously.

—Steve Benen

It seems that Taylor tried to keep it in the family. He married the one woman and is sleeping with his daughter-in-law.
It seems he is playing the game of incest. The game the whole family can play.

:eyes:

there are many that claim to be christians and it is not my definition of what a Christian is.......

I have no time for fake christians and as far as I am concerned they are the devil spawn.
Any person that invokes god into their politics is bordering on Treason for they
put god above the Constitution.

Can't tell you how impressed I am with both these gentlemen.

--imm

Louisiana may be among the reddest of red states but our other senator is Mary Landrieu, who may be a blue dog but at least isn't a pathetic nut job like these other guys. Vitter has a lot of juice for bringing money to the state due to his seniority but if the Republican base kicks him out we should be ready with a strong Dem candidate who can hammer Traylor into the ground on his own indiscretions.

:thumbsup: