If you're one of the few people on the planet that live under a rock (or don't check CNN.com several times a day on your cell like me), you might have missed Barack Obama's whirlwind tour of Europe this week.  With the way the media covered it, you would have thought he was either already president or a former Beatles member announcing a reunion tour.

What a breath of fresh air it is to have a "potential" U.S. president commanding this kind of attention abroad.  Having over 200,000 people gather in Berlin to see a U.S. presidential nominee is freaking awesome.

Then there is the other guy.  Earlier this week he was spotted riding around with former President George H.W. Bush in a golf cart up in Maine.  I'm not sure if that's the best strategy to help him shake off the old Washington stigma, which he desperately needs to do.  And speaking of old -- is it me, or does McCain look like he's already aged a couple years since the primaries a few months ago?