This is totally ridiculous on so many levels. It seems that John McCain reportedly paid more than $5,500 to Tifanie White, the makeup artist who works on “American Idol,” for similar cosmetic services. Yeah, another “Hail Mary” pass. This is another incident of a politician spending big bucks for good looks, which are questionable in this case.

The hypocrisy in this is that earlier this cycle, former Sen. John Edwards was subjected to days of ridicule over the fact that he had made two separate payments of $400 for two haircuts. Yeah, another self-professed man of the people spending the equivalent of a few months rent and basic expenses, on personal grooming. Back then, several high-ranking and prominent conservatives were also leveling the mockery. Rush Limbaugh, the right wing nutcase, asked whether the North Carolinian would be our nation’s “first female President.” Mike Huckabee quipped that Democrats had the propensity to spend “more than John Edwards in a beauty shop.” Wow, these same people are silent now.

The Republican National Committee put together a document calling Edwards a “pricey haircut enthusiast” and declaring that “the former North Carolina senator’s populist drive has hit a series of troubling land mines” because of his two expenditures. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) went to New Hampshire and, in a dig at Edwards, got a $400 haircut of his own. The normal price was $17; the difference between the amounts was given to charity.

So now that McCain has spent 13 times as much on makeup as Edwards did on haircuts, but we won’t hear from these people. This comes on the heels of John McCain forgetting how many houses he and his wife has, as well as the fact that they have 13 cars, some foreign-made. This seems to be a big contradiction to me. There is a serious disconnect between the message that John McCain is touting and his actions. There’s nothing wrong with being rich, filthy rich, but don’t insult the intelligence of the middle class by acting as though you care. Please, the money he spent on cosmetic services were a waste. The man still looks terrible. To echo the words of Barack Obama and John McCain: “if you put lipstick on a pig, it’s still a pig.”