Presidential candidate Barack Obama read the top ten list on David Letterman last night, counting down his top ten campaign promises. At No. 4: "I won't let Apple release the new and improved iPod the day after you bought the previous model." Puh-lease. It's enough to make you long for the good old days, when candidates pandered for votes in the polling booth, not on Digg.

Just like Obama's 1984 Mac ad mashup from last year. And really, other than stories featuring Obama or Digg itself, is there anything more disgraceful than mentioning Apple for the sole purpose of driving up votes on Digg? All in the name of getting on Digg's front page — I mean, elected.