Yeah, “57 States”. Not “56″, or even 51 if South Florida ends up splitting from the union.

Marc Ambinder attempts a rescue.

“Obama, below, is tired, nothing more.” and adds, “But if John McCain did this — if he mistakenly said he’d visited 57 states — the media would be all up in his grill, accusing him of a senior moment. Just saying….”

Yeah Marc, but Obama’s the one talking about McCain “losing his bearings”. Seems a bit of poetic justice.

Just saying…..

UPDATE: Suitability Flip initiates a new lapel pin that reflects the 7 new states of the Republic of Obama.