Centerfield

Shadowy Democratic Attack Ads

Andrew (aka the Poorman) has the best take I've seen on the little flap regarding an attack ad aimed at Dean that's running in Iowa right now.

Here's a small piece:

Osama bin Laden's a real person. I know that you know that, but let's put this fact front and center - they didn't bring up Hitler or Skeletor here. Two years ago, Osama bin Laden killed 3,000 people in New York City, and a few hundred more between there and Washington, DC. This actually happened -- I checked -- and it represents the greatest direct threat to US national security in the world today. No relationship with or similarity to bin Laden was stated or implied. Claiming that invoking the name or graven image of Osama bin Laden in an ad about national security is somehow not kosher demonstrates a profound lack of seriousness about national security.