One powerful commercial ... but what about the war?

Mitt Romney's new television ad, above, is a stroke of genius.
It's not about taxes. It's not about terrorism. It's not about infighting between the political parties. It's not about abortion. It's about the problems facing our children. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's new ad makes some good points about the cesspool some of our children are exposed to. Violent video games, offensive music, and pornography are not the best things for children to be involved with. Some may be involved with them, but it isn't a very good thing. This is kinda commonsense.
The ad may be Romney's "Morning in America" moment with rank-and-file Republicans. And it couldn't come at a better time for the guy. He's leading in New Hampshire. He's leading in Iowa. He's probably leading in Utah and Massachusetts. But outside of those states, there are problems. Elsewhere, Giuliani is still the frontrunner, with John McCain not far behind the two of them. The rest are way, way behind.
However, it is hard for one to take seriously any political ad which points to the violence our children are exposed to in film, music, and video games, while at the same time, ignoring the violence of the fraudulent Iraqi occupation. Hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis dead. Thousands of American servicemen and women. Dead.
Think about the ad's context for a minute. It is unacceptable for our children to blow things up on video screens but it's OK for them to blow things up on computer screens when they get a little older. It's OK to actually kill innocent people overseas but not to kill fake people in a game. It is unacceptable to listen to music which might help you relieve tension or forget the stresses of life but it is OK for you to release tension and take stresses out on others if you wear a military uniform.
What does that tell us? More importantly, what does that tell our children? What does that tell us about a presidential candidate who would combat the small things but ignore the huge ones ... or even worse, support the huge ones? It actually says a lot.