"out of bounds"

Some of the former Daschle staffers who are now blogging and being paid with money from Daschle's campaign, Daschle's PAC, and the national Democratic interest groups are complaining about their work being scrutinized.  They ask what they've done that's "out of bounds."  Well, how about promoting "F--- John Thune" t-shirts on their websites?  Or how about discussing "ripping Thune's n--- off."  Are those "out of bounds"?  What about, as Roll Call reported last fall, Daschle supporters continually spreading the rumor that Thune is getting divorced when it's an absolute lie?  Is that "out of bounds"?  Would their boss consider their work, which he's subsidizing, an example "startling meanness"?