Dick Durbin: “In the world of politics, every election seems to test the bottom when it comes to mudslinging. I am afraid this year's…”

“In the world of politics, every election seems to test the bottom when it comes to mudslinging. I am afraid this year's election contest is no exception, and it is plummeting hitherto uncharted depths. Some of the things that have been said on both sides I am sure on reflection are going to be the source of some embarrassment, and some of the actions taken by both campaigns will be regretted in the future. But there is one particular element in this debate in the Presidential campaign that I find particularly bothersome. It relates to statements that have been made by Vice President Cheney, by the Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, and by Members of the Senate, and others, relative to the patriotism of candidates for office and relative to questions as to whether the American people, by casting their vote one way or the other on November 2, are somehow inviting terrorism to strike America.”