The Politics of Lipstick

Does anyone else think it's odd that with all the issues facing Americans (and the world) right now, the two parties vying for leadership of our country are quibbling like middle school children over a comment about lipstick? Things that make you go "hmmmm...". On a similar note, does Sarah Palin really want to be viewed as a pit bull wearing said lipstick? Not a particularly flattering image to me, but whatever makes her happy, I guess.