The polarization is hurtful to all of us, helps only the politicians who help themselves, not us. The Swift Boat ads were the most disgraceful political acts since similar tactics against other war heroes like Dole, McCain and McClellan were used. and by the same peole for the same guy - Bush. He is a disgrace to the country he never fought for.

I never get a response from anyone on the right about those four names mentioned above and I've mad the point countless times.

Ok Scott-O-Rama ------ wanna bet that old Hillary won't have her BIG guns out. Remember, she had all those FBI files on everyone in Washington in her apartment. She has more dirt to dish out than anyone. So let's pass the DIRT around, ok?

More Liberal agit-prop.

Like the Democratic minority in Congress has been playing straight?

They have not been 'fighting dirty', muckraking, obfuscating and name calling for the last 6 years? Please!

Look at the articles here on Netscape! Mostly a long liberal smear campaign against Republicans!

Of course U nimrods are going to believe this and then just shut your mind to the converse. Let me guess, U believe that the dems are not going to use the same methods and play it clean. That they are going to play it clean and fair and come out looking like angels. U morons need to quit watching the wishful thinking channel. U need to show you have more than a couple of functional brain particles. None of U realize what fools U R making yourselves look like.

Bobcat,

Thanks for making a fool of yourself by your ignorant comments. Yes, look at real Republican Presidential history: Watergate, Iran-Contra, Criminal Indictments of how many Bush supporters/staff members, Two Supreme Court decisions against bush for violating laws, etc...

And all you have on the Dems is a President with a sexual dereliction that didn't cost lives. What hypocricy!

Sad. Be nice if we could turn on the radio in October and not hear this nonsense. But I doubt it. Its bad when either side does it but the conservatives have made it a pillar of their approach i.e.Karl Rove, Lee Atwater who had the decency on his death bed to apologize. On the other hand it works. Adlai Stevenson once said "The American People get the politics they deserve." If we want it to stop just stop voting for the nimrods that put this stuff on the radio. Their names are on it. Be nice if in the primary voters would ask the candidates if they will forego negative advertising if they are selected. Who knows might help.

Sawyer,

No one does obfuscation better than Rumsfeld... and sometimes you can't tell what Dubya is saying. Dubya on the Energy Bill that eliminated any restrictions for ownership across the various energy commodities (Anti-monopoly Act for the 1930s): "We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." What did he say?

Donald

The number of indictments and convictions of the Bush team are miniscule. If you really want to see a long list of convictions, just look at the Clinton record, as I recall there were dozens of indictment and convictions. Including Slick himself. In fact he was disbarred in his home state for his Felony conviction.

Check out the mudslinging shirts and stickers at http://www.cafepress.com/thehousedivided

There's always mudslinging going on from both sides!

Littlejack

How about the Muslim killers and their leaders?

Well dang! Who was expecting adult conversation from CONS about the issues? Talk about 'preaching to the choir', I don't understand why anyone feels they need to say CONS will 'fight dirty.' It's what they do. It's who they are. It's all they know.

maybe they are tired of dems/libs telling them they are stupid all the time>>>>

Well DUH! If people don't like being called what they do/are, what do you suppose would stop that?

"The first ad run by the new RNC effort criticizes Ohio Rep. Sherrod Brown (D) for voting against proposals designed to toughen border protection and deport illegal immigrants" Boy are these Rep. a dirty mean bunch. This isnt an election issue, its just gutter politics. Typical Washington Post.

Since when has the GOP not been fighting dirty? This is suppose to be a "new" idea? It's been dirty-fighting from the beginning and it will be dirty-fighting til the end because thats all they know.

Let's face it ~ It's the voters who lose in every instance. At least the voters who really care and don't just go along with one politician over another because that's the party line.

Yeah, it's been this way for a long time. It's just too bad, what with all the communications out there, that the candidates couldn't be forced to really talk about the issues and give their own opinions. But most of them will tow the party line.

Or, as this article brings out, they'll try to get personal and point to past problems the person had. How often will the issues truly be addressed?

I'm sick of the "This Republican has voted to kill our troops..." or "This Democrat voted to weaken our country..."

Both are distortions of the real record.

I have more respect for the candidates who do what their heart says, don't have a problem explaining why they may have changed a vote, or standing up and voting for what they believe is best for Americans and damn the party line!

FactCheck.org is a good site to check if you have any questions regarding political ads. It states the truth of the ad with no regard to party and states why it is false or true. We have seen the ads against Sherod Brown for the past week or so made with Mike Dewine, never giving the full story of a particular vote. This site will help you learn the truth, no matter what party you are.

The republicans will once again prey on the fears of gullible Americans while shooting down any logical and reasonable arguements the democrats present. what's their 3 word catch phrase this time?

Masked Protestor: "Shame on Scott-o-Rama for deliberately changing the headline from "Get Personal" to "Fight Dirty"."

Scott-o-Rama is a rank Democrat shill. What did you expect?

Keep up the good fight, MP. But for me, this place is a waste of time.

Its politics both parties will be playing very dirty, its pathetic.

"Stay and fight, never change course, stay and fight" Alexander the Great battle for Hamadan. Stay and pray strategy worked for him.

Only this paper would say this........

Of course the Republicans are going to fight dirty. Is this news? Haven't they always slung mud? Karl Rove, Bush's political advsor for more than a decade. Show me a man's friends and I'll show you the man. Even the Bush supporters know that Rove is diabolical and vile. So what does that make Bush?

Thats right lovelytxwoman. Everyone is also forgetting that many or most Republicans do not want to be seen with Bush right now. The Democrats are not loved either, just hated a little bit less. I wish there were more independant candidates out there.

First part of the summary comment...

"The Republicans plan to attack Democrats on their voting records..."

Exactly how is this dirty?

Crybaby liberals at it again...

They slander Bush with fabrications at every turn but can't stand it when Republicans hit them with facts.