By: Andy Barr

Republican Congressman Ray LaHood (Ill.) said Friday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin should cool her rhetoric directed at Barack Obama.

“This doesn’t befit the office that she’s running for. And frankly, people don’t like it,” LaHood said during an interview on WBBM, a Chicago radio station.

Palin has accused Obama of “palling around with terrorists” and of putting “political ambitions in front of doing what’s right for our troops.”

As Palin and running mate John McCain have upped the level of attack against Obama, the crowd at their rallies have grown increasingly angry toward the Illinois senator. In recent days shouts of “terrorist” and “traitor” have come from the crown when McCain has mentioned Obama’s name.

LaHood criticized the attacks against Obama, which he said could “certainly don’t reflect the character of the man.”

The Illinois Republican, who announced last year that he will retire at the end of this term, has endorsed McCain.

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