Rollins did little to defend his formeremployer, saying Perot's allegations of furtherRepublican "dirty tricks" was politically inane.

"I think the guy just goes through periodswhere he's obsessed with things he can't control,"Rollins said.

Beckel praised Rollins for refusing a largepayment that Perot allegedly promised if Rollinswould remain silent until after the election.

"Dear Ross," Beckel said Rollins wrote on thecontract proposal, " `F' you. Best wishes, Ed."

"I'm quite proud of him that he did that,"Beckel said.

Both analysts also condemned Perot for choosingretired Vice Admiral James Stockdale as hisrunningmate, and in particular for subjecting himto the contentious vice-presidential debate.

Rollins described Stockdale as a brilliant manwhose age and health problems have simply caughtup with him. Rollins said he had seen Stockdalehave a seizure in a campaign meeting.

"He is a 67-year-old man in an 85-year-oldbody," Rollins said. "Ross Perot deserves a reallybad mark for putting that man through that."

Beckel agreed, adding that Stockdale hassuffered a number of strokes and was ill-preparedfor the grind of a campaign or debate.

"Subjecting him to that was sinful, to say theleast," Beckel said