You Like Ike, I Like Ike...

Two quick preliminary thoughts: the 1st Presidential advertisement for Eisenhower in 1952 is classic - but watch at your own risk, the jingle is still bouncing around in my head. Also, the 1964 ad campaign of Johnson stands up superbly and is easily the most compelling up to the 1980s where I ran out of steam. Interesting that it was the Democrats' first foray into the Madison Avenue agencies, and that Kennedy had originally hired them back in the summer of '63. I am headed to London and a rendezvous with Gartner and Guinness at the Three Tuns, a place I am sure you know well. I am going to try to catch the debate, as I agree on its importance. Can Kerry explain his "global test"? Will Bush keep his frustration in check? Does Kerry continue to push an "Out of Touch with Reality" accusation on his opponent? Here we go again, much more on the flip side....