I don't think the right has a lock on putting up with political mud-slinging and lies. The left has gotten more than its share, too, dating back to the late 50s and 60s. There was mud slung against Adlai Stevenson and Kennedy and it's been slung both ways ever since. Bill and Hillary have certainly had plenty, too. It goes both ways. Always has. Always will. If anyone thinks one party has it worse than another, they've not been paying enough attention.

The same is true of a Republicans-get-persecuted-worse point that Bong30 keeps making and I keep correcting when I see it. He keeps saying when Bush and the Republicans won their elections, the Democrats alone cried voter fraud. But, of course, that's not true at all. There were Republican complaints of voter fraud after this latest Democratic Congressional victory in at least five states. In two Congressional races, that's why there were recounts and the results didn't come in for a couple of days. Those claims go both ways. Only uninformed partisans see it happening to just one side.

The truth is that pretty much everyone--politicians and non-politicians alike--has skeletons in his closet. Ever ponder what'd happen if you decided to run for office? It's scary to contemplate.