Brilliant strategic move, or a caving in to censorship? You be the judge.

DJ Drummond thinks Bush just set up a knockout punch – and Kerry has no clue it’s coming. Further, Polipundit explains why it doesn’t matter if Bush condemns the attack ads.

Meanwhile, via Instapundit:

• American Thinker notes the “startling” apparent confession of a link between the Democratic Party and MoveOn.org,
• N.Z. Bear agrees with Drummond,
• Reader Brett Billmore thinks it’s campaign censorship (and is rather unhappy), and
• Power Line is critical, calling the move “smart” but not “principled.”

I don’t have a clear opinion on campaign finance reform. Honestly, this is the first time I’d considered this issue, but the results are obviously not pretty.

In any event, I agree that this was a bold move on Bush’s part. Between his oft-repeated call on the Kerry campaign to denounce attack ads – as yet unanswered – and Kerry’s stubborn refusal to actually answer the charges made by the Swift Boat vets, there’s a distinct possibility that Kerry will lose some of the independent and veteran votes. (Recent polling suggests as much.)