So many super PACs have the vaguest of names, but the John Bolton Super PAC does what it says on the tin: It supports candidates backed by John Bolton, the chaotic evil former U.N. ambassador under George W. Bush with a moustache stolen from a grizzled 1850s gold prospector. Bolton himself stars in his newest ad (which is reportedly airing for $1 million in New Hampshire’s Senate race), and what a fittingly ridiculous affair it is. As Bolton complains that the U.S. has been "conned" by Iran, a set of bubbling Erlenmeyer flasks filled with brightly colored liquids start to bubble over. These are supposed to somehow represent nuclear activity, as a sign sproings up to say, "This is definitely not a nuclear weapons site." No, it definitely isn't!
Bolton then goes on to whine that Syria "has become a safe haven for ISIS" because "President Obama chose to just look the other way"—which he says as he swivels a Barack Obama bobblehead doll away from a map of Syria on an easel. The map features those big red arrows that signify "troop movements," but one of them is coming from Syria's west, which is to say, the Mediterranean Sea. Safe to say the ISIS Navy has not invaded. Bolton mercifully finishes by asking viewers to "support traditional American leadership" in the form of Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte … and then that goofy pop-up sign appears again, this time with Ayotte's name on it. Oy. Guess they wanted to get good money out of their props. Wonder how they reused those flasks.