Democrats go over the edge

Whatever you want to say about the Republicans’ subliminal “Rats” ad from 2000, it was subtle. Sneaky and manipulative, but subtle. The same cannot be said of “Social Insecurity,” an ad on Democrats.org that shows President Bush gleefully sending people in wheelchairs careening off the edge of a cliff.

It’s a Flash-animated Bush, and the cliff is a descending Dow Jones line. But still: The 35-second ad opens with a twenty some thing guy dreaming about relaxing under a palm tree as Hawaiian music plays.