I wrestled with this idea, and brought it up to my wife. She could tell I was furious over this. But she put my mind at ease with five simple words : Why stoop to their level? I thank God everyday for blessing me with such a level headed woman. Women truly do see things in a different perspective.
Your wife is very wise indeed. What you do when faced with these attacks is you stay on message. You talk about the economy (drilling for oil), taxes, health care and other important voter issues. You let the left (read Democrats) destroy itself in the eyes of voters.
Humm... My wife, a serious Christian and judge, said the same thing to me. At the risk of being held in contempt, I responded that they stoop b/c it works and we really can’t let BHO win - I could live with Clinton or Gore or anyone but BHO.
My wife is always right.