It was during Ronald Reagan’s 1966 gubernatorial campaign that the ’eleventh commandment’ (“Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican” ) was born. Obviously, that’s not easy in a campaign that’s both a primary and a general election, but it’s difficult not to think that Bill Simon’s latest comments serve no purpose other than those of the Democratic party.

“Let Arnold tell us where he stands The people of California know where I stand. I’m sure he’s studying hard on the issues and we’ll hear from him shortly.”

It would, of course, be unkind to suggest that Simon should ’study’ last year’s election returns.