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That there would be a campaign kerfuffle/scuffle about pork at some point during election 2008 is not surprising. That it would, literally, involve pig? Didn’t see that coming.
“Boar war! Barack Walks a Swine Line!” (Today’s New York Post).
Cable news is, of course, going hog-wild with it this morning, examining it from every possible angle, in segment after segment, sometimes fingering the bloggers for their squealing coverage (MSNBC: “You can bet the bloggers are going crazy on this one!”)
Make room on the Gate-rix! (Where, though)?
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