Some might want to tell Rudy Giuliani that the 2000 election for the New York Senate is over, and that Hillary Clinton won. How else are we to explain this bizarre campaign ad attacking her? After starting out by accusing Clinton of flip-flopping on her the Iraq War, the spot goes to accuse Clinton of standing "silently by when MoveOn.org ran [a] venomous ad in The New York Times" about General David Petraeus? Earth to Rudy: Hillary hasn't won the nomination yet, and she never publicly supported MoveOn's ad.

Could it have been that Rudy's real fight wasn't really with Hillary, but with MoveOn, the liberal nonprofit group which has been relentless in its criticism of the Bush Administration and the Republican party? (The day before, Giuliani went after the New York Times for giving MoveOn preferential ad placement.) If it wasn't then, it certainly is now. Today, MoveOn released another ad that directly targets Rudy, accusing him of blowing off the opportunity to contribute to the Iraq Study Group in order to stuff his pockets with public speaking fees. Its tagline: "Rudy Giuliani. A betrayal of trust."

How will Rudy -- who has never shied away from taking off the gloves for a good scrap -- respond? We have a feeling that answer will come sooner rather than later.

In what will certainly go down as yet another non-event in the political history of the United States, actor/lobbyist Fred Thompson officially entered the race this week. And, this being 2007, the YouTubes soon picked up his first ad. You don't have to be Marshall McLuhan to understand the subtext of this one: he wants to help rich get richer and make sure all suspected terrorists are "renditioned" as soon as possible.

Already, it appears that the former Senator may have overestimated his appeal, which is due almost entirely to his stint as the Manhattan D.A. on Law & Order. Democrats can't stand him, nor can his fellow Republican candidates. I mean, when Fox News turns on one of the flock, there's probably a ceiling to this campaign, don't you think? But there is a bright side: Thompson faithful can point out that while their candidate is very lazy, his campaign Web site address is a doozy: Fred08.com.

Senator John McCain's campaign for president could be going better; 2008 looms, but his fundraising and polling aren't nearly what they could be. So his decision to tackle questions about his age (he just turned 71 on August 29th, making him the oldest candidate in the race) is a solid one -- better to address those concerns head-on than let them fester in the minds of the voters.

But in this Concord, New Hampshire town hall meeting, when a high school student asks McCain if he's too old to handle the presidency, there are a few missteps in the senator's answer. First off, when he claims that he's "very active" and still "enjoys life," he kind of sounds like an commercial for Ensure. And when he calls the young man a "little jerk," he sounds like Old Man Withers, telling kids to get the frick off his lawn. John McCain, if you're going to insult the kids of today, maybe you should watch Superbad first. Learn how to cuss in their language.

In this segment from CNN's "American Morning," two college students are asked to predict the '08 nominees for their respective parties. Republican Laura Elizabeth Morales picks Ron Paul, sending host Rick Sanchez into a near-apoplectic fit of disbelief.

Co-host Kiran Chetry tries to reign things in, explaining that while Morales has every right to prefer Paul, the question was about the likely nominee. But Morales just sticks to her guns, mitigating her choice with "idealistically." Well, "idealistically," I could hope that if I step in front of a bus, I don't get hit, but that does not actually affect my statistical chances of becoming a pancake.

Democrat Rachel Moore goes Morales one better and simply refuses to pick any candidate at all. She just blathers for a while about how anyone would be better than Bush, and all that matters is that some Democrat wins. She also can't be nailed down on the most important Democratic issue. In fact, when it comes to answering questions directly, Moore makes Morales look like a genius.

As a woman, I think it's great that "American Morning" found two college-aged women to represent the younger segments of the parties. But did they have to find these two?