At first I thought your question was silly - but you did redeem yourself with your observation of them spending millions for a $150,000/yr. job!
But what I find so distasteful in the DNC/Carville/McAwful game plan is they don't offer any constructive ideas - they only know how to play dirty politics of "tear down" their opponents. IF they were smart, they would be campaigning on PLANS instead of politics as usual. They just don't get "it" and never will........ever more evident since 9/11.
To me, it's the "politics as usual" game played in a world that changed forever on 9/11. I do hope no politician, no matter how tempting, no matter what party, uses anything related to 9/11 in their campaigns. That'd be degrading those who died to a campaign slogan and it'd be insulting.