who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?

Rich Lowry salutes McCain’s virility. Wait. Did I say virility? Ewww. I meant McCain’s virality:

Who would have thought it? The McCain campaign is now running more effectively viral ads than the Obama campaign. The Landstuhl ad, which I didn’t like (because of the factual problem) stoked a week’s worth of debate that was harmful to Obama. The “Celeb” ad has dominated cable chat and had 1.2 million YouTube hits the last time I looked. Now, there’s this brilliant “The One” ad noted by Kathryn earlier which will, I’m sure, be a YouTube sensation because it’s so fun to watch.

And for those of you who think it’s just too tawdry to contemplace, and beneath McCain, and that he has somehow sullied himself—well, I hate to say it, but consider the curious case of John Edwards. Now, there’s someone someone who has (allegedly) sullied himself (not to mention his wife, his family, his friends, and his political supporters).

Meanwhile, here’s John McCain, whom you were mocking just recently because he doesn’t even know how to use the google…as if that matters.

Lowry concludes [e.a.]:

As everyone has said this week, this isn’t “worthy” of the old John McCain of 2000. Which is a good thing because: 1) it’s a new media and technology environment and he’s got to plug into it; 2) he’s running behind with fewer resources and less organization, so his campaign has to have a certain guerrilla element and viral video is a cheap way to drive the debate. Bravo…

Those of you who continue to think that a presidential campaign is serious business about the catastrophes facing our nation need to do some reading and to think again.

About the latest ad, Jennifer Rubin writes:

The interesting thing about these humor pieces is that there is really no response [from the Obama camp] other than: “Knock it off !”

What are they gonna say? That there’s nothing funny about their candidate? They tried that once.

And (funny thing!) it almost worked … for a couple of weeks.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m gonna sit back and enjoy the rest of this campaign. I’m pretty sure that both candidates will do an adequate job as president, and I am cold to both of them.

(I’m a registered Democrat. I have never yet in my life voted for a Republican for president … in case anyone is interested.)