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Reagan's 11^th Commandment, ViolatedMcCain tries to pop the Romney's growing bubble.

By Andy Bowers, John Dickerson, and Jim FestantePosted Thursday, May 24, 2007, at 4:07 PM ET

Mitt Romney is rising in the polls, and that seems to have irritated John McCain, especially because he thinks Romney is a phony. So, when Romney tried to use the immigration bill that McCain supports to beat up the Arizona senator, McCain fired back by cracking wise about what he sees as Romney's convenient changes of position. Here's how the exchange has played out:

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Andy Bowers is the editor of Slate V. John Dickerson is Slate's chief political correspondent and author of On Her Trail. He can be reached at . Follow him on Twitter. Jim Festante is a Slate Web designer and video editor.

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Reagan's 11th Commandment, ViolatedMcCain tries to pop the Romney's growing bubble.

Reagan's 11^th Commandment, ViolatedMcCain tries to pop the Romney's growing bubble.