Holy cow. Bad tactical mistake by McCain! This chickenshit ad puts the ball on a tee for Obama, and sets him up for him to knock it out of the park. Rather that make assertions, the add presents itself as asking "tough questions" about "what Obama will do".

Obama needs to tape a commercial tomorrow that begins with the last few seconds of the McCain ad. It then cuts to Obama, who looks straight into the camara, wearing his most resolute and presidential game face, and says:

Senator McCain asks some tough questions about what I will do when I meet with the president of Iran.

Well, I am here to tell Senator McCain exactly what I will do:

I will defend the interests of the United States, and the interests of our great ally Israel.

I will tell Ahmadinejad that Israel will never be wiped off the map, not on on my watch.

I will tell Ahmadinejad that an Iranian nuclear weapon is unacceptable to the United States, and to the international community.

I will explore possibilities for a peaceful resolution of our disagreements, wherever possible, but will convey our strong resolve to defend our vital interests with force, whenever necessary.

And I will deliver this message myself, and in person, with no handlers, no operatives and no political spin doctors to get in the way.

The United States is the strongest country in the world. We never need to be afraid of sitting down face to face, with friend or foe, to defend our interests and communicate our values and our principles in clear, direct terms.

John McCain might be afraid of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but I'm not. And neither are the American people.

God bless the United States of America.