Obama's already answered this ad. And, frankly, this guy is good. Very good. The guy knows how to throw a punch, no question about it.

"We’ve seen these ads before. They’re the kind that play on peoples’ fears to scare up votes.

"Well it won’t work this time. Because the question is not about picking up the phone. The question is – what kind of judgment will you make when you answer? We’ve had a red phone moment. It was the decision to invade Iraq. And Senator Clinton gave the wrong answer. George Bush gave the wrong answer. John McCain gave the wrong answer.

"But I stood up and said that a war in Iraq would cost us thousands of lives and billions of dollars. I said that it would distract us from the real threat we face – and that we should take the fight to al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

That’s the judgment I made on the most important foreign policy decision of our generation, and that’s the kind of judgment I’ll show when I answer that phone in the White House as President of the United States – the judgment to keep us safe, to go after our real enemies, and to provide the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States with the equipment they need when we do send them into battle, and the respect and care they have earned when they come home.

And I’ll never see the threat of terrorism as a way to scare up votes, because it’s a threat that should rally this country around our common enemies. That’s the judgment we need at 3am. And that’s the judgment that I am running for President to provide."

For the children?? Isn't that the reason we all Do "it"?? ;-)

OBAMA! OBAMA! OBAMA!!

"Now, one of Clinton's laws of politics is this. If one candidate is trying to scare you and the other one is try get you to think, if one candidate is appealing to your fears and the other one is appealing to your hopes, you better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope."

So I can't vote for the Democrats who are trying to scare me on health care, social security, the deficit, global warming, wicked, wicked CEO's, wicked, wicked, wicked oil companies and outsourcing.

And I can't vote for the Republicans who are trying to scare me on health care, social security, high taxes, illegal immigrations, wicked, wicked trial lawyers, wicked, wicked, wicked terrorists and Ron Paul, who should scare anyone.

I guess that leaves the libertarians, who are only afraid of big government, being too well armed to be afraid of anything else.

Yours,
Wince

I guess Hillary's already taken Bill Kristol's advice to ratchet up the politics of fear. What a proud moment.

There was a time when I respected Hillary. I don't understand why she's doing everything she can to crap all over that. Desperation is ugly.

I also have to agree with Salon commenters - the Saturday Night Live possibilities with the Hillary ad are too many to count.

It's 3 A.M. Your children are safe and asleep. The phone rings in the White House. President Hillary Clinton answers.

Hillary: Hello?

Female voice:.....Is Bill there?

Hillary: Who is this?

[phone disconnects]

Hillary: Damnit!

"And I don't think things will go horribly if we have a Democratic president, plus Democratic majorities in Congress and Supreme Court."

Laughably understated, as usual, Wince but from your lips to God's ear.