Republicans eat their own in increasingly nasty race

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: McClatchy

WASHINGTON — Remember Ronald Reagan's famed 11th commandment, do not speak ill of fellow Republicans? It looks as if this year's presidential candidates have forgotten it.

At Wednesday's CNN/YouTube debate, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani accused former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney of running a "sanctuary mansion" because Romney had illegal immigrants doing yard work at his home. Earlier in the week, Giuliani's campaign manager called Romney a "mediocre one-term governor."

Romney has lambasted Giuliani's judgment in hiring as police commissioner Bernie Kerik, who was indicted on corruption charges recently. Both candidates routinely accuse each other of resembling Hillary Clinton, perhaps the unkindest cut of all among Republicans.

To be sure, there have always been occasional edgy skirmishes in Republican primary campaigns: "Stop lying about my record," Kansas Sen. Bob Dole snarled to George H.W. Bush in 1988. A vicious whispering campaign against Arizona Sen. John McCain in South Carolina in 2000 suggested that McCain was crazy and the father of an illegitimate black child. (The author of that campaign was never identified, but it helped save George W. Bush's candidacy.)

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[Gman]

1. The author is less than honest

we know it was Karl Rove that started that rumor in SC about McCain.

[Virginia Dare]

9. No, he didn't....

I know that for a fact, because he just publicly denied it...

[tanyev]

2. Mmmm...tastes like chicken.

[UpInArms]

3. ...

and I'm bringing the cart so that there's plenty for everyone!

[NavyDavy]

4. some supporters of the dem candidates are just as bad here

lately....imho

[Bitwit1234]

5. Boy the republicans are beginning to sound like democrats

bashing their own.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Binge and Purge

hence Repuke.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. I'll be happy when there's only one left standing.

And even that will be one too many.

[zbdent]

8. I've often pleaded with people to adopt Reagan's thinking about attacking our

own candidates ... but noooo ... we apparently are happy to do the Repukes' work for them (strange how they seem to love someone doing hard work and them reaping the benefits ...)