Charlie's Obsession

In yesterday's squawk session, Sykes showed more than his usual level of obsession with the faux outrage that Team McPalin is trying to stir up regarding Obama's "lipstick on a pig" comment.

Even though it made Sykes look as desperate as the McPalin campaign, he tried to work lipstick into every topic and in every segment.

Then it dawned on me why the phrase reverberated so much for Sykes. It has to do with his still lingering disappointment with RUDY! dropping out of the presidential race, and one of the reason Sykes likes him so much: