Yep. What obama was basically saying was “So what, everyone’s got a bracelet.” His intent was to cheapen the value of McCain’s bracelet, make it look like a commodity, just another piece of jewelry. The contrast with McCain, who is humbly honored to wear the name of that fallen soldier, was stunning.
Obama could have said, "Yes, bracelets are excellent ways to honor those who've sacrificed for us. I have one myself and I share John's deep feelings about it, but I want to prevent us getting to the point of bracelets being worn." That would have been a good comeback and may have put to rest the bracelet issue. Instead, Obama couldn't help himself and turned it into a "I have one, too. Wanna see it?" contest because he isn't sincere in wearing the bracelet as Senator McCain is. It's merely a prop for Obama so when he spoke from his heart about why he wears it in the same way that McCain spoke from his heart about why he wears his bracelet, we all got the truth: McCain wears a bracelet to honor a fallen hero; Obama wears a bracelet because McCain wears a bracelet.
Good job, Milhouse. You just handed the McCain campaign two campaign commercials and a lot of material for stump speeches.