Oddly enough, or maybe not, the good folks on the right are giggling themselves stupider than usual because the Democrats are setting up a backdrop for BarAfrika Obambatta’s acceptance speech. Sez Special Ed:

That this scales heights of presumptuousness can hardly be refuted. What genius thought of this motif? Probably the same one that concocted Vero Possumus and the Fleeing Eagle. It’s a paean to an ego run amuck — and if American voters wondered about the cult of personality that Obama has inspired, this settles the question and explicitly makes Obama the cult leader.

Because we all know that "presumptuousness" can come back to bite you in the ass when it comes to backdrops.

Meanwhile, in Minneapolis, construction crews from Halliburton are working feverishly to create a setting that will subtly convey to the American public John McCain’s qualifications for becoming Commander in Chief.

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Some assembly required. Kitchen table(s) sold separately.

I think it’s three million dollars well spent, even with the cost overruns…