Remember MoveOn.org's vicious attack the other day upon General Petraeus?
Only a tiny few national Democrats have had the courage to denounce the ad (one of them, amazingly enough, was John Kerry). Most rather obviously chose to punt.
Senator Clinton's campaign was typical. Her spokesman was asked for a comment on the ad. Quote: "Phil Singer, a spokesman for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, said his boss would "keep her focus where it should be, on ending the war."