Washington Bureau

Happy Mother’s Day from John McCain

John McCain’s campaign just sent around a message that tactfully combines a fundraising plea with a Mother’s Day message.

Along with the message, signed by his wife Cindy, is a link to a Web video with McCain and his 96-year-old mother, Roberta.

In the short video set to “Leave it to Beaver” type music, Roberta McCain talks about the day her son was born and says he was the “sweetest, nicest child I’ve ever known.”

That may come as a shock to some who have been victims of McCain’s infamous temper, although Roberta McCain concedes her son is “not perfect.”

Also interesting are the labels that pop up identifying John McCain as the son and Roberta McCain as the mother. Given the concerns that the 71-year-old McCain is too old to be president, was the McCain camp nervous that viewers may think Roberta McCain is his wife?

-- Amy Dominello
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