No honor among thieves

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Yahoo News - GOP candidates in N.Y. turn on each other

With the state's GOP standard-bearer, Gov. George Pataki, stepping down this year, Republicans have struggled to identify promising candidates for statewide office.

Pataki's handpicked choice to challenge Clinton, former Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro, was forced to abandon the race after an embarrassing set of missteps and is running for attorney general instead.

Well, one would hope. Because while you sure wouldn't want to have some incompetent bozo as governor, it's perfectly acceptable to have one as attorney general. I think the Republicans call this the Ashcroft Principle.