I agree with your post 100%. Why didn't Pres Bush or Cheney go there, or run ads. This would be a HUGE embarrassment!!!
this race aside - the white house has a poor political operation, we've talked about this alot.
the iraqi troop pullout starts in the summer of 2006 - no matter what. if we go into 2006 with iraq in the same condition, $2.50+ gas, CAFTA, and some kind of guest worker "deal - we are toast.
I don't know about Bush or Cheney going there, but I hope Ken Mehlman was on the job.
Hackett should have been exposed as soon as his bogus patriotic ad began to run.
Uh, because they know what they're doing.