DNC Ties Itself to Dan Rather...

...by using him in latest attack ad...

The DNC is using the Dan Rather interview with the scandal-plagued, Kerry fundraiser Ben Barnes in its latest attack ad on President Bush. Does this seem like smart politics to you?

Dan Rather has staked his career on the authenticity of documents that are called obvious forgeries by every qualified forensic document examiner and member of the media who has taken a serious look at them. Ben Barnes - amongst his myriad other problems - has been called an "opportunist" and a "liar" by his own daughter.

So some mental giant at the DNC decides they need to establish the comparative credibility of its candidate by questioning that of George Bush. They devise a brilliant plan to build an ad around an interview conducted by a man who may soon lose his job over forged documents with a man who can't buy credibility inside his own family...

So what does Terry McAuliffe think about this masterstroke? Absolutely brilliant! Can't fail! Let's run with it! How soon can we get into production on this?

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Thank God for Terry McAuliffe...

This could have been a nail-biter of an election, but it looks like the DNC and Kerry campaign are working together to make sure we don't have to worry about it.