In an interview on certainly the toughest of political pundit shows, “The View”, John McCain looked nothing short of bewildered.

The ladies asked McCain why he would put out attack ads that are blatant lies. McCain responded by claiming that they were not lies. Barbara Walters added that McCain had used the “lipstick on a pig” metaphor himself once, and thus it would seem strange that he would attack Obama about that. McCain defended himself by saying that Obama “chooses his words carefully” and that there is simply no explanation other than sexism.

The most worrying part of this for me is McCain’s claim that Obama chooses his words carefully. Does that mean McCain doesn’t give a damn what he says? I think he’s proven himself to not be great at planning out what he’s going to say and then sticking to that plan, but come on.

Also, it bothers me that McCain continues to bring up Obama’s “lipstick on a pig” metaphor. McCain cannot claim that his real interpretation of it is purely sexism. John McCain is a lot of things, but he is not stupid. He knows exactly what Obama meant, and he knows that Obama made a valid point against his policies by use of the metaphor.

Didn’t John McCain promise us a clean campaign at one point? I miss those days…