by Terri Firma

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is the most recent potential 2008 Presidential candidate to discuss candidly Senator Barrack Obama’s attractiveness. “He’s charismatic, he’s sexy, and frankly, I would want to have sex with him, if I were a different kind of man.” This follows a week when Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) described Obama as “attractive and clean,” Senator Hillary Clinton described him as “strapping,” and even President Bush called him attractive while simultaneously doubting Obama’s credentials for the presidency.

McCain criticized another potential candidate, former Massachussets Governor Mitt Romney, for his straddling the line his more tepid praise of Obama. Romney said last week that he only admired Obama, but remains staunchly opposed to gay coupling or marriage. Romney’s campaign has promised to release a statement later today to clarify the Governor’s position.