Campaign Gothic

What do you think when you see this photo:

It instantly reminded me of this:

The photo was taken at a joint event with John McCain and his mother, and they both look to be the same age. That's good news for McCain's very spry 95 year old mom, but bad news for McCain and something which has hindered his campaign all along.

His mom is not afraid of a little "straight talk" either:

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) - John McCain's 95-year-old mother, in a swipe at her son's rival Mitt Romney, said Friday that Mormons were to blame for the scandal that rocked the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

During an appearance on MSNBC, Roberta McCain laid out why her son, John, deserves to win the Republican presidential nomination. But in evaluating McCain's primary rivals, she criticized Romney's Mormon faith and his time in Salt Lake City.

"As far as the Salt Lake City thing, he's a Mormon and the Mormons of Salt Lake City had caused that scandal. And to clean that up, again, it's not a subject," Roberta McCain said.

John McCain quickly stepped in: "The views of my mothers are not necessarily the views of mine."

"Well, that's my view and you asked me," Roberta answered.

Old people can be a hand grenade with the pin pulled in a press conference.

His mom, too.