[whtabtbill]

I'm not a Webb supporter so I'm not going anywhere. My point is that mudslinging shouldn't be what wins elections, it should be about the issues at hand and how they deal with them. Allen doesn't need to stoop to his level because he's represented those of us in VA and his record shows it.

[Babu]

My point is that mudslinging shouldn't be what wins elections, it should be about the issues at hand and how they deal with them.

Telling the truth about your opponent is NOT mudslinging.

[Jane Austen]

This is not mud slinging. Webb actually did write it and made it public/ These are Webb's own words. How can it possibly hurt Allen? It's Webb who come across worse that Foley.

[Siena Dreaming]

My point is that mudslinging shouldn't be what wins elections

I don't know why you wouldn't want a contender to bring up his opponent's bad behavior. Gratuitous mud-slinging I don't like, but true disgusting behavior is fair game IMO.

Are you going to allow every sleazy character to waltz into congress because only issues should be discussed? Not good.

[pollyannaish]

I agree on mud slinging. But I think that if a person writes something it is ok to hold that person to account for it.

[Godebert]

"My point is that mudslinging shouldn't be what wins elections, it should be about the issues at hand and how they deal with them. "

Grow up.

[Cicero]

My point is that mudslinging shouldn't be what wins elections, it should be about the issues at hand and how they deal with them.

This isn't mudslinging, quoting a man's own words. Any mud here is entirely Webb's.

Character is as important as issues in an election. I don't give a damn how intelligent a politician is, if he is completely lacking in common sense and moral sense, if he doesn't know the difference between right and wrong, then I don't want him in public office.

This is way over the top, and not just one passage, dozens of them. It's plain disgusting, and it confirms my impression that Webb is a man without integrity or decency.