That's no way to talk about your cousin

Barack Obama, speaking in Pueblo, Colorado, yesterday, waxes sarcastic in response to Dick Cheney's endorsement of John McCain: "Earlier today, Dick Cheney came out of his undisclosed location and hit the campaign trail. He said that he is, and I quote, 'delighted to support John McCain.' I'd like to congratulate Senator McCain on this endorsement because he really earned it. That endorsement didn't come easy. Senator McCain had to vote with George Bush 90% of the time, and agree with Dick Cheney..." And this morning the Obama campaign incorporates the endorsement of the avuncular hunting expert and world-domination enthusiast into a new ad, entitled "Delighted", below. Could the McCain campaign really not have prevailed upon Cheney to keep his mouth shut? They seem to have managed, largely, with the president himself.