Here's a new ad from Republican Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, who faces a tough re-election bid this year against Jeff Merkley, the bore who barely defeated that awesome little pirate hobbit in May's Democratic primary. Smith's ad here is the latest of his to compare himself to -- gasp -- Barack Obama and John Kerry! Is Oregon really so liberal that a Republican has to pretend he's friends with two gay socialists? Anyway, this video is mostly funny because Smith never looks into the camera, and sometimes looks down, and everyone feels awkward. [YouTube]