OK, OK. It’s been 30 years and some change since I got my yuk yuks from reading Alfred E. Newman and MAD Magazine. But darnit if that self-proclaimed gang of idiots that puts out the mag hasn’t pulled off an election year funny, specifically their September 2008 issue. The cover features Alfred E. Obama holding up a "Yes We Can’t" banner.

But like cereal, the special prizes in MAD Magazine are always inside.

Halfway through the mag there’s an advertisement featuring Barack Obama in "The 46-Year-Old Political Virgin." The four-word line underneath: "He’s Come Too Soon." For those who crave verisimilitude — as much as you can get in MAD Magazine, that is — Obama strikes the same pose as comedian Steve Carell, who starred in the film The 40 Year Old Virgin.

Before all you Obama supporters cry foul, MAD goes in for equal opporunity satire with a bit on a John McCain movie titled "No Country for Old Man." The tag line: "Running the Nation? This Guy Shouldn’t Even Be Driving."