The Times (when I say Times I mean the American and more important Times, New York; that will be a standing quirk of this blog, so deal with it) leads today with news that Obama is running some tough attack ads on John McCain and the economy. Click on the link to read the story and see the ad.
It's not a bad ad. It's a start. But it's still pretty squishy if you ask me. Again, to repeat what I said yesterday: Democrats attack on issues, and Republicans attack on character. There's nothing in this ad about McCain's character. It just says he doesn't understand regular people's concerns.
Fine. But that isn't tough. If Republicans made this ad about a Democrat, it would have added a character element. For example: "Maybe the reason he doesn't understand your concerns is that he lives in 10 different homes with a total value of $20 million." See? Character! Not issues.
I really thought Democrats understood this by now. But there's obviously still a long way to go.
