] Repeating a tactic he used against his Republican primary
] opponent this year, Floyd bought three Internet domain
] names with Van Hollen's name and turned them into Web
] sites carrying unflattering comments about the freshman
] congressman's record.

[ Floyd grabbed vanhollen.com/net/org and filled them classic policy positions, noting how vanhollen wants "the U.S. to be more like France".

Says the Honorable Mr. Floyd : "I feel if the congressman doesn't have the foresight to buy up certain domain names with his name, does he deserve to be in Congress?" asked Floyd, a retired military officer and State Department employee. "It was up for grabs, so I bought it."

Thoughts? -k]

Van Hollen Is Caught Off Guard; Name Is Used by Foe's Web Sites (washingtonpost.com)