Washington Times : Bush campaign ad features Hitler

"President Bush's campaign Web site was featuring an advertisement casting Senator John Kerry and his allies as a 'coalition of the wild-eyed,' blending clips of former Vice President Al Gore, former Gov. Howard Dean of Vermont, filmmaker Michael Moore, and Sen. John Kerry shouting about Bush. Interspersed are images of a shouting Hitler, the New York Times reported Saturday. The result appears to liken Gore and Dean to Hitler."

I checked out the video on the Bush site and I have to admit that I can't make heads or tails of it. There are some videos of Gore and Dean and Michael Moore and Kerry making speeches. And then there are some segments that the Bush video says come from "Move On", which is against Bush but not necessarily for Kerry.

It's a poorly-aimed smear, so stupid that there's nothing to understand, other than pointless name-calling. For example, where is the "coalition of the wild-eyed"? Certainly not Gore and Kerry, and certainly not with Michael Moore, that's not a coalition. And then to intersperse Gore and Dean images with Hitler because of "Move On", which is non-affiliated.

If there is anything at all to pull out of this bubbalogic, it's that Bubba is indeed a great uniter: he has united everyone against him. That the "coalition of the mobilized" and Bubba Bush has mobilized them very well. And since Bush has used up all of his "get-out-of-doggy-do-free" cards with the nation, he won't be able to smear his way through this time.

I've blogged before that incumbent presidents have never resorted to such desperate smear tactics before, and it's still pretty early in the season. Things are going to get worse.