Rein
McCain says he pushed for controls on Fannie and Freddie so he’s not blame for the mess we’re in. Who is? A somewhat out-of-context clip from Bill Clinton says the Democrats resisted efforts to tighten up standards. Obama? He was “notably silent.”

Strong
One of the problems with “he said, he said” ads is that they’re really confusing to voters who aren’t hanging on the everyday give-and-take of the campaign. Political ads, hell, all ads, should be really clear. This one is really confusing. Although you can’t misunderstand the punch line:

Sound Bite: “Either way, Obama’s a hypocrite.”

Clean Coal
The McCain campaign is running this clean coal radio ad in a number of states. McCain is all for clean coal while “Obama, Biden and their liberal allies oppose clean coal.”