McCain Pirates Recipes

John McCain just got caught with his trousers down. Take a guess at what he was doing. (It’s what he does best) Yup. You got it. Pandering. To who? People who like the eat.

He had the brilliant idea to post “family recipes” on his campaign website. Turns out, they weren’t from his family.

The campaign Web site had featured “McCain Family Recipes” including Passion Fruit Mousse, Ahi Tuna with Napa Cabbage Slaw and Farfalle Pasta with Turkey Sausage, Peas and Mushrooms, all seemingly identical to Food Network recipes. Another recipe, for rosemary chicken breasts and warm spinach salad with bacon, was similar to one by celebrity chef Rachael Ray.

Interesting, eh?

The Huffington Post blew the whistle Tuesday on the pirated recipes.

Now the campaign came out and publicly blamed and scolded a campaign intern.

Recipes spiced up the campaign of a former GOP rival, Mitt Romney, whose wife Ann contributed Meatloaf Cakes and Welsh Skillet Cakes to Romney’s Web site.

There are no recipes yet on the Web sites of Democratic Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.