I hadn't realized that there was a weird ad to go along with the weird speech:
Among other problems, doesn't this ad work just as well (or, as the case may be, poorly) with "the President: Barack Obama" or "the President: Mitt Romney" or "the President: Hillary Clinton" as it does with "the President: John McCain." The spot doesn't even get as controversial as forceful advocacy of mom and apple pie.
Matthew Yglesias is a former writer and editor at The Atlantic.
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