So if McCain wins, will it be the end of the world, or at very least civilization? Possibly, but I couldn't help but be mildly reassured by this tidbit of journalism, via the Swampland, from Ana Marie Cox:
"He is visibly uncomfortable talking about social issues and, when pressed, tends to veer between conservatism-in-a-can ('I agree that marriage, as [a] uniquely important institution, should be protected') and a kind of jokey admission that he is reciting talking points, his voice taking on a sarcastic tone as he adds, 'And every home should display the flag, and every mother should cook apple pie once a week.'" [Italics mine]
Given that GOP admen seem to believe that every breast should display a lapel pin, or at very least believe that the American public can be spun into anger at the fact that Barack Obama's breast once omitted a lapel pin, I am relieved to know that McCain finds a ridiculous insistence on patriotic display the stuff of jokes. Don't put country first. Put flag first, because the flag symbolizes the country! How's that for a GOP slogan: Get with the patriotic metonymy, you dastardly urbanites!
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