So I long ago signed up to receive campaign emails from both Barack Obama and John McCain, and among the interesting tidbits from the latter's most recent e-blast of financial solicitation, from today: six uses of some version of the word reform, five uses of the word Democrat, and zero uses of the word Republican. All of which further underscores the ridiculousness of McCain's previous lampooning of Obama as a "celebrity," given that McCain so clearly fancies himself — both in record and out of political necessity for this election cycle — a brand unto himself. Yes, "R" is the new scarlet letter, and a self-designation to be scrupulously avoided. That is George Bush's true legacy.