Obama continues making case on gas tax plan in new ad

A new Obama ad counters Clinton's attack ads:

The thing that I like the most about what Obama is doing with the gas-tax debate is that he's not allowing himself to be defined in his opponent's terms. Clinton wants this debate to make Obama seem aloof, disconnected with average people. Obama is rejecting that message, and actually turning it right around.

It's an important thing to do for Democrats. For too long, we've allowed our political opponents to dictate the terms of the debate, in large part because we've been defensive. What Obama is doing here is a small example of what Democrats should be doing on a broader range of issues: sticking to our guns, perhaps even taking some licks, but having confidence that over time, we will prevail -- because we are right.