Coleman ad: “Real”

Norm Coleman believes that the best defense is a good offense, and he uses that in his new campaign ad, “Real”. He responds to Al Franken’s attack by pointing out its inaccuracies, while using that to hammer Franken for his complete lack of experience:

Coleman left off one accomplishment — the investigation into the UN Oil-for-Food scam that costs tens of billions of dollars and made Saddam Hussein one of the richest men in the world. He should talk more about that, but perhaps Coleman’s campaign worries about how that will play in Minnesota. Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General who mismanaged the program, graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul. I doubt Coleman will get many votes from Macalester grads anyway.

His support for the Medicare Part D plan will not endear Norm to conservatives; McCain opposed the plan and lists it as one of the data points of irresponsible spending in Washington. Given Franken’s attack of Coleman not being sufficiently sensitive to senior issues, though, it’s worth pointing out in this election. I doubt that many seniors will identify with the foul-mouthed Franken, either.

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