The Washington Post Style section runs a funny story on Dale Peterson, underdog candidate for Alabama’s commissioner of agriculture and industries, and his so-over-the-top-it’s-perfect ad:

But this line jumped out at me:

Chris Matthews, on MSNBC, called it the most “all-out, All-American, hot dog, apple pie and I love my gun, U.S. of A. political ad ever made!” The Weekly Standard, the British magazine, has a blog that asks: “Why is this man not running for president?”

Pip pip, cheerio, old chaps!

The Republican primary in Alabama is on Tuesday; Peterson faces two other Republicans.