If it wasn’t obvious before, this web ad, entitled “Character Forged By Family,” should leave no doubt as to what John McCain is up to on his “Bio Tour.” There is a reason why some Democrats and many in the Left blogosphere are nervous, really nervous, about the McCain-Obama matchup. (And putting aside politics for a moment, you have to have a heart of stone not to be overcome reading this.)

What if voters do care about patriotism? What if they have been proud for a long time of their country? Worse still, what if they don’t understand why someone would tolerate anti-American vitriol for decades? Could that be a problem? Nah, that would mean Obama’s polling would already be terrible in more rural states with traditional values. Oh,wait . . .