Republican John McCain has been benefiting from the ugly Clinton-Obama clashes. But a similar negative attack on McCain by former candidate Mitt Romney has returned to cloud Mitt's chances for a vice presidential slot.

McCain's spokesman Mark Salter calls a Washington Post story exploring McCain's legendary temper "99% fiction" and "dishonest." But before dropping out and endorsing McCain, Mitt paid for a campaign video that made many of the same allegations, calling it "The McCain Way"of rage.

According to the Romney attack video, McCain:

• Screamed, "F*ck you!" at Texas Sen. John Cornyn
• Called N.M. Sen. Pete Domenici an "a**hole."
• Called Sen. Charles Grassley a "F*cking Jerk."
• Scuffled with Sen. Strom Thurmond, 92, on the Senate floor.
• Accused Sen. Mitch McConnell of the "Most egregious incident" of corruption he had seen in the Senate.
• Attacked Christian leaders And Republicans a 2000 campaign speech.
• Attacked Vice President Cheney.
• Screamed at a Young Republican volunteer after McCain won his first Senate election.
• "Publicly abused" Sen. Richard Shelby.

So much for Reagan's 11th Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican.