I know it is hard to imagine, but campaigns can be fun.

There was also a time when campaigns were not just about tearing apart the opposing candidate and yes, there exist a wonderful long list of “dirty tricks” each party has performed over the years on each other.

One of my favorite stories is about Democrat operative Dick Tuck. He dressed up as a railroad brakeman and signaled the engineer to move the train out while Nixon was in the middle of his speech. He also arranged to have a group of very pregnant women greet Nixon at one of his rallies holding signs saying “Nixon’s the one.”

Now you know who pushed Richard Nixon into the Watergate fiasco. (Disclaimer: that was a joke… another thing I have learned while blogging is how many people take things so utterly and completely seriously, they can’t see obvious sarcasm or humor)

Now, where was I?

Oh yea, sometimes a stunt or an ad is just so good you have to tip your hat and say “good one.”

So, to the Pennsylvania Democratic Party I tip my hat to them and say “good one.”

“Why?” you ask.

I heard you.

You may or may not have heard about Mitt Romney’s cookie-gate fiasco. It is not a big deal. As far as gaffes go, this is minor. It does not mean the gaffe isn’t fair game and the Pennsylvania Democratic Party hunt it and bag with this terrific commercial.