Be careful what you say

...appears to be the take-home message of Bill Scranton's top campaign staffer, who made the priceless gaffe of calling opponent Lynn Swann "the rich white guy in the race." Amusing, but, um, impolitic. He was fired within the hour. Ah, for a metaphor thesaurus!

John Baer predicts that this was the kiss of death for Scranton's already struggling comeback, and the Daily News opinion page welcomes Seif to the Hall of Shame (in quite uncomfortable company).