Senator George Allen on the hot seat

Facing an unexpectedly strong challenge from Jim Webb in the Virginia Senate race, Sen. Allen hires Scott Howell, the hardball playing 'Hitler' media guy, to craft his campaign advertising

It is no deep secret that Virginia's junior Republican Senator George Allen -- who is up for re-election this November -- is interested in the GOP's 2008 presidential nomination. Over the past several months, Allen has been out raising money, boosting his public profile through a number of appearances on television's talking head programs, courted the GOP's base -- which included an appearance at a gathering sponsored by the ultra-conservative and ultra-secretive Council for National Policy, and put together a hardball playing dream team of political advisors, strategists, and media consultants.