Erik Estrada, the actor known as “Ponch” from the TV show CHiPs, has endorsed John McCain. I loved both the show and the character as a kid. Though for some reason the show left this impression that California had an unusually warm climate, which I found out is not the case once I visited as a teen. Darn, I wish we had Ponch on the Obama side.

Apparently, Mr. Estrada is now a full-time law enforcement official. That only makes me want him on our side more. Obviously, you can’t reduce a person’s political preferences to their line of work. But I would think a law enforcement professional would prefer the party with a track-record of supporting law enforcement where it counts: the COPS grant, youth development spending, support of public unions, and correctional reform. Hmmm.