He says in a new ad that he was only 8 years-old when Bill Ayers was plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks against the United States.Why didn’t Trent Lott think of that! He was only 7 when when Strom Thurmond ran as a Dixiecrat in 1948.

Update: Absolutely hysterical email pouring in. Here’s a quick response to most of the points:

First, lighten-up folks.

Second, I don’t dispute what Lott said was awful and, let the record show, I was part of the anti-Lott chorus from the get-go.

Third, Of course the analogy isn’t perfect, who said it was? But, the important distinctions aren’t all in Obama’s favor either, unless of course you think saying something over the top complimentary about a 100 year old man at his birthday party is the same as working side-by-side with an unrepentant and unapologetic terrorist.

Last, can any of you people calling me stupid and freaking out over this (admittedly playful) analogy direct me to a single denunciation made by Obama before he ran for president? Anyone? Anyone?

I’d bet I can find all sorts of redeeming comments made by Lott after he got in hot water for his comments. Why should we believe Obama is sincere in his after-the-fact denunciations of his longtime friend and colleague but not give Lott a similar benefit of the doubt?