For the record: I am against attack ads and I detest the influence that PACs and soft money have on politics, but why is it ok for conservative think tanks, institutes, and PACs to organize, hide their origins and attack political figures on issues, but not for liberal ones? The New York Times seems to think it's just horrible. After what we've seen from the Republicans and their allies over the past decade, they need to quit complaining, but that would require a little bit of reflection and intellectual honesty about their own tactics. I think this is one of those "what's good for the goose is good for the gander" situations.