Electile dysfunction: John Sidney McCain can't get it up for Viagra question

By GottaLaff

Some questions are harder than others (oh-h-h, I could do at least 5 minutes on this):

Maeve Reston of the Los Angeles Times, the pool reporter on the bus, asked McCain about comments advisor Carly Fiorina made earlier this week, calling it unfair that insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control.

Yeah, he doesn't want to touch that one... so to speak.

"I certainly do not want to discuss that issue," McCain said to nervous laughter, according to the pool report. He went on to say he did not know what he voted for on the issue.

"I'll look at my voting record on it," he said, before an extended pause. "I don't recall the vote right now. But I'll be glad to look at it and get back to you as to why."

That wasn't exactly a straight-up answer, now was it? (I can't help myself)

Pressed by Reston whether it was fair that some insurance companies cover the erectile dysfunction medication but not birth control, he gave another long pause, clocked at eight seconds.

...which is a lot longer than -- no, that's going too far. I may be immature, but I'm not that immature.

"I don't know enough about it to give you an informed answer,” he said, “because I don't recall the vote. I've cast thousands of votes in the Senate."

At his age? Get real.

Reston went on to describe it as a "delicate issue," to more laughter -- this time described in the pool report as "relieved laughter."

"It's something that I had not thought much about,” McCain said, “and I did hear about her response, but I hadn't thought much. But I will get, I will get back to you today on it.

Out of sight, out of mind. I guess this topic is one of his, er, shortcomings.

"I don't usually duck an issue, but I'm, I'll try to get back to you," he said.

I really thought J Sid would have ballsier comebacks. Nuts. I guess I was being premature.