Just seeing if you’re awake

Even though John McCain is the presumptive Republican nominee for president, he has kept up a brisk campaign schedule. By Thursday, the Arizona senator was showing signs of fatigue. During a town hall-style meeting in Richardson, Texas, he described himself as “a proud conservative liberal Repub -- “ and then froze mid-word, realizing he’d just said the L-word.

“Conservative Republican,” he corrected. Wiggling his eyebrows and drawing out his words for comic effect, McCain added, “Hellooo, easy there,” as the audience laughed.

Fellow Republican Mike Huckabee touted his endorsement by Cliff Harris, who starred as a free safety for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s. Huckabee’s campaign, digging deep into the trunk of Harris’ football honors, called him “the greatest football player in Ouachita Baptist history,” Huckabee’s alma mater.