Yet another example of why John McCain is running so far ahead of the rest of the GOP brand

Many campaigns, when caught with an error like this, are willing to step up and admit the mistake.  Far fewer are ready with a wisecrack that turns it into a hilarious net-plus (Washington Post, h/t Below the Beltway, emphasis added):

Cindy McCain’s tuna recipe was actually developed and submitted to the Food Network by cookbook author and former “Cooking Thin” host Kathleen Daelemans. The recipe for farfalle pasta with turkey sausage, peas and mushrooms was a “quick pasta classic” from the TV show “Everyday Italian.” That old McCain standby — rosemary chicken — was a creation of TV chef Rachael Ray and was lifted, with a few changes, from the same Food Network site.

All three were listed on a McCain Web page titled “Cindy’s Recipes.”

“Apparently a Web intern added Rachael Ray to our policy team without her knowing it,” McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds deadpanned yesterday.

Can you imagine Obama or Clinton responding like that?  Me neither.