Dude, this is so going to drive your favorability ratings up

Because Americans love the thought of children playing:

First daughters Malia and Sasha Obama got a big surprise after school Wednesday: a brand-new swing set.

They squealed with delight upon seeing it, a spokeswoman for the first lady said.

President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, went to work while the girls were at school, arranging for the set to be installed on the south grounds of the White House within sight of the Oval Office, where their father spends plenty of time...

The Obamas paid for the swing set, which was made and installed by Rainbow Play Systems of Brookings, S.D. The company advertises itself as the most trusted brand name in wooden swing sets, according to its Web site.

Obama had McCain over to the White House today -- no doubt to take him out there and say "Who's got the tire-swing now beeyatch?!"

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)