So when Obama talks about McCain's economic policies as being just like those belonging to the White House, and makes his lipstick on a pig comment, it becomes a way for the McCain camp to cry foul and say he was referring to Palin.
The 10-month-old pig, who is bathed twice a week and greets customers at Mr White's outdoor clothing store on Silver Street, has been the subject of a petition by customers.
Two man-sized llamas - one brown called Louis, one white called Rupert - unnervingly stare me out as I wander past a Gloucester Old Spot pig snuffling among the apples at the base of a tree.