The Racicot Doctrine - Republican Surrender? By William A. Mayer, Editor & Publisher July 23, 2002 Observing the media stoked hysterics swirling around a relatively few gross examples of corporate malfeasance and the concomitant antics this feeding frenzy has engendered in the stock market, the question occurs to us as to whether the GOP has learned anything since 1992? The answer appears to be a resounding no. RNC Chief, Marc Racicot, in an alarming strategic admission, recently explained to Fox News how the Republican Party would combat the hue and cry coming from left: "…Talk about things when they're wrong,...