It seems to me that the ads the Dems plan on running about Bush’ s National Guard service suggest two things. First higher ups in the DNC were aware of or involved with these memos. The ads are part of an attack planned prior to the news reports. Ads aren’t created impulsively out of thiin air. Estrich may not be responsible for the memos, but she knows who is. It would be nice if they ran ads the day that CBS apologizes and possibly cans Dan.

Second it strongly suggests that Dems are afraid that too many Bush haters might sit out the election. These kinds of ads should not persuade many fence sitters but are designed to play to the emotions of those who have already made up their minds.