Repeat:

I don't imagine that Obama can stoop to McCain's lowbrow tactics and still retain the credibility and genuine respect that he has thus far garnered.

I think that one of the reasons Obama has lost a few points is due to McCain's posturing on energy "policy" ("drill here, drill now"). Few Americans understand that more drilling does not equate to relief at the pumps - not now and not ten years from now, which is how long it will take to see any results from McCain's so-called effort to free us from foreign oil.

Obama should make this perfectly clear in ALL of his ads, perhaps by quoting our own Energy Departmart as a rebuttal to McCain's claims. He seriously needs to pound this one home.

There is also a possibility of retaining a copy of the "Meet the Press" airing during which representatives of the oil industry took to cackling like old crones when asked if Big Oil couldn't please cut the American public a break seeing as they were earning obscene profits.

Otherwise, someone else on the blog had suggested that a good ad campaign would be to highlight McCain's failure to support the troops in any meaningful way short of "straight talk": i.e., have McCain discuss his military heroism and concern for our soldiers while in the backgound scrolling the mind-numbing totality of his nay votes on veteran/military benefits.

These are the two leading issues that appear to be scoring points for McCain. It's time to let the air out of his sound bytes ... get to educating the public in some really creative ways and get off the defensive.

Meanwhile, I can't get this image out of my head:
"Drill here, drill now" featuring McCain strapped to a labotomy table.