While the Obama campaign ad seeks to demonize Bain Capital and its founder Mitt Romney, many, including Democrats, have questioned the propriety of this frontalattack on capitalism and private equity.
Over here, removal of the residual and significant regulatory barriers - such as who can come to Britain or where and how it is possible to build - is seen by influential groups of voters as a full frontalattack on the British way of life.
Despite the headline, what they have essentially done (if you keep reading) is launch less a full frontalattack on the Welsh language per se but rather to raise some questions about the value for money of a set of recommendations from politicians - albeit in pretty uncompromising terms.