In case my reference to Bozo in the last post was a little too subtle (and I'm known for my subtlety), here's a flashback to the 1992 Bush campaign, and how well the Dems "intimidated [it] into avoiding any serious negative messsages":

"Listen to Gov. Clinton and Ozone Man," Bush shouted at one campaign stop. "This guy [Gore] is so far off in the environmental extreme, we'll be up to our neck in owls and out of work for every American. This guy's crazy. He is way out, far out. Far out, man."

Bush added, "My dog Millie knows more about foreign affairs than these two bozos."

That's just a taste. The link highlights many of the other dirty tricks and smears of Bush/Quayle 92.