Token Opinion: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Political strategists Tracy Sefl (D) and Kevin Madden (R) ponder the motivations of the White House's recent feints. Madden things the decision to pre-emptively distance themselves from the foundering gubernatorial campaign of Virginia Democrat Creigh Deeds wasn't intended to send a message to wayward elected officials -- but it will. Sefl reminds us that Deeds hasn't lost yet -- and that declaring war on Politico, in addition to Fox News, is not an ideological statement. It's a political one.