[Lleauaric~EW]

This gives the Obama campaign the perfect angle to legitimately go on the offensive (beginning yesterday) for at least a couple weeks or until the debates. Obama can now continue to push his issues image while simultaneously running attack ads on McCain/Palin's widely discredited statements, dishonorable tactics, and fake reformer image. Obama comes out of this looking better and he's now in position to turn the tables on McCain. Obama got an assist by the media this week for sure, but equally important was the fact McCain/Palin pushed too hard too fast, blowing their wad prematurely.

Boom!

Obama's turn.

Sensing, perhaps, a turn in the media against McCain's stunts, Obama spokesman Bill Burton puts out a scorching statement:

“We will take no lectures from John McCain who is cynically running the sleaziest and least honorable campaign in modern Presidential campaign history. His discredited ads with disgusting lies are running all over the country today. He runs a campaign not worthy of the office he is seeking,” said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.

THAT is how to counterpunch hard, effectively.