Rove: Infighting "a sad sight to see"

Republican strategist Karl Rove bemoaned finger-pointing within the GOP as the McCain campaign continues to fall behind in the polls, calling it a "sad sight to see."

Speaking with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, Rove said the problem lies with politicians who lose confidence "before the decision is made."

"It is a sign of undisciplined people who do not have the loyalty they ought to have to the candidate whom they are serving," Rove said. "Nobody makes themselves look good in this process."

He admitted when prodded by Wallace that infighting usually spells a losing campaign, but criticized an article in Sunday's New York Times Magazine, which detailed the dissidence among McCain aides that has drawn media attention.

Rove said he "was appalled by the personal attacks" he claimed the article made against McCain's chief campaign strategist Steve Schmidt.

The magazine depicted Schmidt, an acknowledged protégé of the Rove-style campaigning associated with the Swift Boat attacks against John Kerry in 2004, as largely responsible for the biggest gaffes of the McCain campaign.