Ann Althouse reflects on an unauthorized ad, and what she says speaks volumes about the national manipulation malaise:

I like the way satire makes different people pay attention to politics -- not just your dreary politicos -- and I like the way it sharpens minds -- unlike the somber sonorously narrated traditional ads with their crude, piano-tinkling efforts at manipulation. I'm just waiting for someone to say this must be regulated.

Well, it might not be regulated, but it's already been flagged as "inappropriate" by YouTube, according to Newsbusters.

Via McQ at QandO, here's the link to the video (hope it works):

I demand not only that the above video be regulated, but that this blog be regulated! The sooner the better.

So go ahead, big, bad Sandy Berger-style, sock-stuffing bureaucrats!

Regulate me now! Make my day!

I grovel before your moral facade!