Are you kidding me?

I just opened today's mail and found a fundraising letter from John McCain (I sent him a small contribution back in January when it looked like Huckabee might actually gain some momentum):

"Barack Obama is ruthlessing running misleading ads in virtually every state--unleashing an enormous tidal wave of accusations, distortions, misrepresentations, and propaganda."

Now put aside for the moment that I think that this characterization more fairly describes the McCain campaign, that statement about Obama is demonstrably false on one key fact: the Obama campaign is not running ads in "virutally every state." In fact, in the last two months, Obama has spent significant advertising money in only thirteen states. And that's a matter of public record (here and here).

BUT THERE'S MORE: the McCain campaign included with the letter a personalized membership card.

What in the h#%@ am I supposed to do with this?

The back of the card suggests: "This card is presented to you in grateful appreciation of your unwavering friendship and support. Please carry it with pride as we work together to help shape the future of our great nation."

Okay, at the risk of being ageist, will this card get me a senior discount at Denny's??? ;-)

TO RESPOND TO MCCAIN'S NEW LOWBALL TACTICS, the Obama campaign has launched the LowRoadExpress.