What's Unfair and Out of Bounds?

One of the local lefty blogs asks us to point out things he's posted that are unfair or out of bounds.  Here are some things that are at least unfair, if not out of bounds.
1. Thune "lied" about his ability to "save" Ellsworth.  There is no doubt Thune was wrong, and since he won the race and is now a Senator, I guess that means he has to take heat over it.  But "lied"?  If the weatherman says it will be sunny tomorrow but it rains, did he lie?  No, he was wrong.   There is no evidence that Thune said something that he knew to be false.  There are so many more charitable and more likely explanations of the Thune/Ellsworth situation, none of which, I might add, make Thune look good.  Maybe he was just wrong.  Maybe the White House promised more than it could deliver.  Maybe Thune promised more than he could deliver.  He wouldn't be the first politician to do that.  I could go on.  Any of these alternate scenarios would still open Thune up to criticism, but he is not a liar. 

2. John Thune wants to steal our Social Security money?  Really, that's just silly boilerplate, and not fair in the least.  Thune (and Bush) are interested in protecting the integrity of Social Security and making sure all retirees are taken care of.  They might be horribly wrong as to how they propose doing that (although I don't think so), but they don't want to steal anyone's Social Security.

3.  Linking to vulgar jokes about Thune is probably not the most high minded thing.

4.  Is there any evidence that Thune wants to silence those who disagree with him?  Or is this just another example of lefty blogs thinking they are above criticism? 

5. That whole "Bob Dylan is a poet" thing really got me going.  But perhaps that's a subject for a different day. 

6. I'll say no more, as I wouldn't want to be accused of whining.  The whole "I know you are but what am I" schoolyard spat between the conservative blogs and the lefty blogs grows tiresome (and yes, I am aware of my own role in the fight).  Maybe we could move on to a more enlightened argument.  Maybe we could spend a month arguing over who started it.  That might elevate the discussion (Irony alert).