Of Rolling Stone and Flag Pins

So I'm sifting thru the mail and run across the latest cover of Rolling Stone (my eldest is a subscriber):


It will be interesting to see what the bloggers and pundits say about the presidential candidate grinning as he seems to glance down at his flag pin. In case you've missed the news item, Obama has begun to wear a flag pin after his response to a question last year about why he didn't wear an American flag lapel pin:

The truth is that right after 9/11 I had a pin. Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security.

I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest. Instead, I'm going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully that will be a testament to my patriotism.

But now there it is on his chest, and Rolling Stone seems to have him grinning at his concession.

I remember some famous statement about a picture and a thousand words.