The good news for Barack Obama: When he appeared on The View yesterday, Barbara Walters told him he was “sexy looking.” The bad news: As Slate V demonstrates, Obama Girl actually makes people – especially women – like Obama less.

Although Obama’s bounced back in the polls, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright continues to haunt him. In response to a query from The View’s slightly dim Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Obama gently asked how she would feel if someone compiled a video of the five stupidest things she had ever said. Bloggers quickly obliged.

John McCain outlined his economic views and his plan to solve the housing crisis. Hillary Clinton’s response still harps on that 3 a.m. phone ad: “It seems like if the phone were ringing, [McCain] would just let it ring and ring and ring.” Disappointingly, says The Washington Post, presidents never really answer 3 a.m. phone calls at all.

And the Clinton campaign goes on for as long as that phone call. Slate’s Hillary Deathwatch sounds a funereal note: “Hillary Clinton is as good as dead.” Obama says the Democratic race is like a good movie that has gone on too long and Clinton later snaps, “I like long movies.” Patrick Leahy doesn’t. At this point, says Chris Orr, Clinton has joined the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy.

McCain also gave a foreign policy speech that promised a more collaborative approach. Think Progress scooped a big story – McCain’s speech plagiarizes an admiral! – only to discover that the admiral plagiarized McCain.

GQ and The Washington Post profiled Meghan McCain, John McCain’s hipster daughter. She blogs, agrees that Obama is sexy, aspires to fashion design, and totes a large, offensively nicknamed suitcase. Michelle Cottle says an adoring press gives Meghan a pass on the suitcase.

If you need a break from politics as usual and would like an offbeat, behind-the-scenes look at John McCain, his family, and his campaign, check out McCainBlogette.com, the blog of the GOP nominee’s daughter Meghan. Here you’ll find videos and photos of her dad being her dad, as well as posts about her mom, Cindy, such as “10 Things You Don’t Know About My Mom.” (For instance: “She’s a huge Cream fan and went to their reunion concert in London two years ago.” And “She can tell if a beer is fresh or not, depending on the taste.”) Sure, some of the content is a bit trivial and silly, but a lot of it is surprisingly intimate. At the very least, Meghan deserves some credit for taking a chance and opening herself up for scrutiny and criticism (although her site doesn’t allow comments). In a post from February 20, she writes:

Why do I choose to be involved in politics right now? Because my father is different. He’s compassionate, full of life, hilarious and is a beacon of integrity to myself and to so many others. Politics is rough, but I absolutely adore my Dad and this campaign and have never, ever stopped believing in him. It’s just that simple.