Heard on the Hill: Pearls Before Swine

• By Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton
• Roll Call Staff
• Sept. 11, 2008, Midnight

Sen. Barack Obama got himself into a whole sty of trouble with his “lipstick on a pig” comment. Republicans instantly saw a porcine conspiracy behind the words and accused the Illinois Democrat of a sexist smear of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the running mate of Obama’s opponent, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).