Hillary campaign really does play the worst kind of politics...

...which finally helps me understand the true hatred the right has for the Clintons. It is a hatred that runs deeper than just disagreement--I think it is of jealousy. Clinton campaigns work. But they work by going after the least common denominators, their ability to take supreme advantage of the news cycle and the all-too-predictable reaction of the idiot main-stream press, and their choice to use their opponents' advantages against them.

They have used this well so far against Obama, and the most obvious success is that over the past week Obama has been off his game. Defending himself against the Bill/Hillary attacks, getting off his message of hope through progressive policy and honest politics (for the most part).

And here is the latest from the Clintons. A radio ad so stupid that it shouldn't pass the laugh test. But these people know Americans, and they know this will sadly work:

VOICE-OVER: “Listen to Barack Obama last week talking about Republicans.

BARACK OBAMA: “The Republicans were the party of ideas for a pretty long chunk of time there over the last 10, 15 years.”

VO: “Really? Aren’t those the ideas that got us into the economic mess we’re in today? Ideas like special tax breaks for Wall Street. Running up a $9 trillion debt. Refusing to raise the minimum wage or deal with the housing crisis. Are those the ideas Barack Obama’s talking about?”

Yes, right. Obama is basically Reagan conservative... am I missing something??

Barack Obama 2008.