It turns out that the "lipstick on the pig" line is not the sure sign of the end of the world that Straight Talk McCain has claimed because, as Slate has shown, McCain used it himself when referring to Hillary Clinton's policies:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid271557392/bctid1784628752

We are shocked.

But no evidence either candidate has yet uttered the line (now gaining strength around the country): "Hockey Moms Put Lipstick on Eskimo Poles". First here, friends, only here.