The Scum Also Rises

Well well well, look what the cat has dragged in. Could it be the corpse of Democratic hit man Phil de Vellis? The same Phil de Vellis who smeared a fine Democratic candidate named Paul Hackett? The same de Vellis who posted at Buckeye State Blog under the name of "Jews For Jesus" while attempting to smear Hackett who back then was seen as the brightest star the Democrats had seen since JFK? It should be noted that de Vellis was doing this political skullduggery while acting as Sherrod Brown's web outreach guy.

Now we find out that Phil de Vellis is the man behind the infamous "Hillary 1984" ad that has been the rage on the internets. I guess smearing Hackett wasn't satisfying enough for Phil as he has now moved on to greener pastures. We at ODP watch are appalled that this political hack can call himself a Democrat with a straight face. He is not and never will be a Democrat nor will anyone who employs him. He is a political opportunist whose tactics must be rejected by the DNC and every Democratic candidate. He has smeared Paul Hackett, tarnished the Barack Obama candidacy and demeaned Hillary's reputation as well. We must reject the tactics that put us on the same playing field as Karl Rove and the dirty tricks of Tricky Dick. There must be no equivocation from Democrats on this. We can't afford to be "Republican lite" on the issues nor on our ethics. We'll have more on Phil de Vellis and his history in the Hackett/Brown race from last year. Stay tuned...