"New Rules" for Mary Matalin, John McCain and the Rest of Us

Posted August 18, 2008 | 08:06 AM (EST)
Hilary Rosen

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-rosen/new-rules-for-mary-matali_b_119488.html

As we approach the Democratic and Republican Conventions, the Presidential race of 2008 enters a new phase. We need "New Rules"*.

New Rule: Republicans, it is no longer acceptable to try and win a presidential campaign by scaring Americans about terrorists, smearing a candidate's background, demonizing gay people or lying about your candidate's record.

Nor is it acceptable to force people to believe that getting shot down in Viet Nam while bombing civilian populations is somehow equal to Ike planning and pulling off D-Day.  Nor does flying an attack plane make you a 'fighter pilot".