I Back Mac, I Like Ike

I emailed the Oregon campaign HQ for John McCain today to see if they can start using "I Back MAC" or some variation. Seems like a no brainer to me.

A fellow blogger came up with the same idea and explored the Adlai Stevenson / Obama angle much better than my attempt. Click here for more.

I think we have a winner:



And the "I Like Ike" ad I never get tired of watching:


I still have my "I Like Mike" button for Governor Mike Foster's 1995 gubernatorial campaign in Louisiana. In 1996, Gov. Foster took a chance on a young, aspirational whiz kid named Bobby Jindal by giving him the reins of the state's Department of Health and Hospitals. He brought the state Medicaid program from bankruptcy to three years of surpluses totaling $220 million. That whiz kid is now Governor of the great state of Louisiana, American's youngest governor at age 36. Jindal is frequently mentioned as a VP for McCain's ticket and is considered a rising star in the GOP. But without Mike Foster... who knows if Jindal would have risen as quickly as he has so far?