I know Clinton is destined to win big in West Virginia and Kentucky and Puerto Rico. So it seems, anyway.
Still, I think my proposed ad would sum up the difference in the candidates pretty nicely.
It would be a very simple ad.
Clinton on the Senate floor, saying:
I will take the President at his word that he will try hard to pass a UN resolution and will seek to avoid war, if at all possible.
(That's a nice picture of Barack!) And then, Obama saying:
“I know that Saddam poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States, or to his neighbors. … I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a U.S. occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. I know that” “invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale” “without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than the best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda. I am not opposed to all wars. I’m opposed to dumb wars.“
Then in a bold font, overlaid upon a waving American flag, the simple English word:
Obama, smiling and confident, looking straight into the camera:
"I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message."