Mike Allen has the goods on the "unspoken alliance" between John McCain and Rudy Giuliani to try and "torpedo" Mitt Romney's campaign. Romney has been proudly portraying himself to audiences in Iowa and New Hamsphire as being from "the Republican wing of the Republican party," but given his political past that has turned out to be a line tailor made for the kind of counter punch McCain landed this weekend.

The McCain campaign followed up with another stiff jab today with this statement from Congressman Chuck Douglas (R-NH):

"As a Republican who ran against liberal Democrat Dick Swett, I can assure you that in 1992 Republicans wrote checks to defeat him; and those Republicans weren't voting for Paul Tsongas that year either.

"Mitt Romney actively worked to defeat the Republican candidate trying to reclaim my old congressional seat. Therefore, I'm amazed that Romney would claim to represent the Republican wing of the Republican Party -- because when Romney had a chance to contribute to a New Hampshire Republican, he chose to fund a liberal New Hampshire Democrat instead.

"In the coming months, Republican primary voters must ask themselves which Republican candidate will restore trust in government and lead a united Republican Party. I know New Hampshire Republicans will find the common sense Republican values they are looking for in John McCain."

This round goes to McCain.