If there's one thing political journalists love, it's a whiff of hypocrisy.

That's why John Edwards, who campaigned for the Democratic nomination as a champion of the lower class, got so much flak when it was revealed that he favors $400 hair cuts.

And it's why journalists were unforgiving when John McCain, who claims he is the candidate to solve the nation's housing crisis, had a hard time remembering exactly how many homes he and and his wife own.

So we expect the