This really needed its own post. It is McCain's new commercial attacking the two "extremes" on climate change. Yes, apparerently Al Gore is equal to head-in-the-sand Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma.

This is more of McCain's attempt to split the difference on issues and declare himself a moderate, bipartisan kind of chap. No matter what the two sides are, when he places himself squarely in the middle, it is the right place to be. So I assume if one side said slavery was wrong, and the other said it was right, then if McCain said slavery had some benefits but shouldn't have been continued, that would be the lofty middle ground in McCain World.

Here is the ad and the transcript is below:

"A Better Way" -- (TV-:30)

ANNCR: Our environment in peril,

Oil and food prices out of control,

Climate change wreaks havoc with deadly weather.

One extreme thinks high taxes and crippling regulation is the solution.

Another denies the problem even exists.

There's a better way.

JOHN MCCAIN: I believe that climate change is real.

It's not just a greenhouse gas issue.

It's a national security issue.

We have an obligation to future generations to take action and fix it.

I'm John McCain and I approve this message.