Great.

Just what I've been hoping for. Thank goodness Obama knows how to fight! Let's hope he keeps it up. ;-)

Obama Should Hire This Guy

Former Clinton aide Phil Singer: "It's tough to make the McSame attack stick because John McCain rose to national prominence by being a thorn in George W. Bush's side. McCain might have voted for 90 percent of the Bush agenda but the public got to know him as a pain in Bush's behind... the Obama campaign needs to focus its energies on generating some real time examples of McCain hugging Bush."

"Democrats need to test McCain's maverick claims by creating news stories that force the Republican to choose between opposing the Bush Administration OR adopting the Bush position on an issue playing out in the headlines. If we can get McCain to embrace a Bush position in real time, we can breathe new life into the McSame narrative and put McCain back on the defensive."

Good advice. Enough with us hand-wringing over the GOP's dirty maneuvers. It's time to beat the s**t out of them! ;-)

A Pollster's Suggestion on How to Handle McBush-Failin'

Here's some good advice featured in today's New York Daily News (via Political Wire):

Give her rope. "Don't harp on Palin's lack of experience; the media are doing that already... If you pile on with more cheap attacks, you'll risk charges of sexism - and keep people thinking about Obama's inexperience, to boot."

Attack her extremism. "Palin's out of the mainstream, especially on social issues... These things will worry independents and Hillarycrats."

Do not condescend. "Take Palin's views seriously and be respectful. And by all means, stop this sordid, shrill and counterproductive sniping about her private life. That will only provoke sympathy, especially among moderate women."

Let women lead the way. "Women can make attacks on Palin that would boomerang from men."

OK, so does that make sense? It sometimes seems to me that the GOP has set up a trap around Sarah Palin. Let's see if we can let them fall into their own trap. ;-)