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Congressional Democrats are using the images of flag-draped coffins to raise money.
The rest of the ad is also quite awful: you would think the apocalypse is upon us, with the flashes of high gas prices, hurricanes on the radar, and car bombings (presumably in Iraq). Overall, times are pretty good. The Democrats' success depends on the times staying bad.
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