Say cheese: John McCain's Mother's Day ad

A new contender for the schmaltziest campaign ad yet award.

It's Mother's Day in America this weekend. And so John McCain's redoubtable 96-year-old mother recounts his birth for the greater public. Cue many maternal compliments, a coupld of heart-warming tales and a sizeable ratings boost. Oh yes, and a rather alarming detail about 27 bottles of Scotch.

Alice Fishburn