A Tale Of Two (missing) Flag Pins

This one is a quickie...

Barack Obama has taken a lot of flak for his sporadic wearing of the lapel flag pin, and I've said before that patriotism is in your deeds, not in your symbols.

But I'd just like to point out, in case this one comes back again, that during the Republican convention, neither John McCain nor Sarah Palin was wearing a flag lapel pin during their speeches.

Is this a bad thing? Not to me. But if you were one of those loudly condemning Obama for his failure in accessorizing, you might consider whether that's really a valid differentiator between the candidates.

Liam.