"Country First"

I just finished watching tonight's GOP convention speeches, and I noticed that they were punctuated by plenty of "Country First" chants.  I confess to cringing a bit.  How should we, as Catholics, respond to the McCain campaign's embrace of "Country First" as a campaign slogan?  I could understand, and fully support, "Country Before Party" or "Country is Really Important" or "Patriotism is, On Balance, a Good Thing" or "One-World Government Has a Significant Downside," and though I'm not a professional campaign strategist, I can see how those more nuanced slogans don't quite work on a t-shirt.  But should followers of Christ ever get behind, much less find themselves chanting, "Country First?"