here at the western world

i could talk about a lot of things, but i'd rather list some of the most intersting u.s. senate ads i've seen lately. i do this; i watch american campaign ads. it's something you never see in canada. we'll get advertising for party brands, but nothing for individual candidates, ever.

• mark kennedy (R-MN): he's going for the same thing that i did with my gin posters.
  
• michael steele (R-MD): jan and i used to joke that the best campaign trick would be to sit at a table in the AQ with a big basket of puppies. it would work! michael steele agrees: he loves puppies. i also really appreciate the fact that he's making puns with his last name.
  
• harold ford jr. (D-TN): this guy's a democrat! he was forced to go to church, and he's better for it.
  
• 3rd party - vote vets: this one is brutal!
  
• jim talent (R-MO): this one's like a pop-up video. i really dislike jim talent, though.
  
• mike bouchard (R-MI): scroll down to "the date" - they're always trying to deconstruct the form. it's all so familliar!
  
• jon tester (D-MT): i'm really rooting for this guy!
  
• rick santorum (R-PA): he's on our side, against gay people and mexicans! the nice thing is that he's consistently polling 10 points behind. this freak is done!
  
• don sherwood (R-PA): he's running for congress, but i had to include this. see, don sherwood, a long-time incumbent in pennsylvania's 10th district, tried to strangle his mistress, and people found out. this is his apology to the world.
  

at this point, nothing means anything anymore.