Meghan McCain has always been one to speak her mind. While her dad was running for president, the 24-year-old daughter of Senator John McCain kept her own blog, McCainblogette.com, complete with personal anecdotes and behind-the-scenes photos.

On the day before her dad's major comeback victory in the New Hampshire primary, she told MTV News that she thinks Obama is "cute." She even told a GQ reporter about her affection for Marilyn Manson's ex-wife, burlesque star Dita Von Teese, and how a guy once dumped her when he found out who her father was.

But in an interview Tuesday morning on the Monday Morning Clacker, a blog written by a friend of hers, she refused to take the bait on her dad's running mate, Governor Sarah Palin.

"Sarah Palin is the only part of the campaign that I won't comment on publicly," Meghan says.

She talked about high points of the campaign (the New Hampshire victory, the RNC convention) and the low points (the New York Times article that accused her father of having an affair), but Sarah is off-limits.

The day after her father selected Governor Palin, Meghan wrote, "This is a great moment for young women everywhere who can look to her as a role model ... I couldn't be more proud of my father!" But as of now, Meghan has decided to keep mum on the issue. She didn't say why.

In the newsroom today, everyone is watching Secretary of State designate Hillary Clinton answer questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. And you can't help but notice her daughter, Chelsea, sitting quietly behind her in the Senate chamber, and wonder about the former first daughter's political ambitions. As for Meghan, in the blog interview, she's very clear on her future in politics.

"No thank you."

You may recall that back in August, Browne filed suit against McCain's campaign for using his song, "Running on Empty," in a campaign ad, citing copyright infringement and false endorsement. The laid-back California rocker was among a group of musicians — which also included Heart, the Foo Fighters and Van Halen — who asked McCain to stop using their songs in the Republican senator's appearances during his White House bid.

Now, McCain is hitting back. According to The Hollywood Reporter, McCain's lawyers filed two motions last week. One motion asks the judge to dismiss Browne's suit, citing fair-use laws and arguing that the song was used in a non-commercial manner, that its title is an acknowledged cliché, that only the title phrase was used and that the use of the song didn't damage its commercial potential, but "will likely increase the popularity of this 30-year-old song." Lawyers also argue that the use of the song didn't amount to a "false endorsement" because that provision of copyright law protects against commercial rather than political speech.

Oh, and one more thing — and this is the part that may force McCain to use nothing but chanting monks next time around. The second claim is one usually used by defendants to win monetary damages after a plaintiff has subjected them to a lawsuit meant to curtail free speech. McCain isn't looking for cash on this one, just attorney fees and costs, but the Reporter said "claiming an artist has interfered with free speech is quite a poke of an eye in show business." Besides, McCain's lawyers argue, the senator didn't even make the ad; it was created by the Ohio Republican Party.

Luckily, the Republican National Committee was kind enough to lay out an impressive spread for the assembled media, but there's a catch: You've gotta pay $685.

Actually, the money gets you a spot in the press filing center, which later will be humming with reporters on deadline, but at the moment it's playing host to a rather extravagant buffet.

(The fee was even higher for Obama's Illinois HQ — no word yet on the menu.)

In addition to the usual crudite (carrots, celery, etc.) there's a wonderland of decidedly Southern fare, including crispy fried chicken, cornbread and chili. There are Angus beef burgers and Nathan's hot dogs — and for the vegetarians, some floppy-looking seitan patties.

Oh, and I would be remiss if I failed to mention the condiments. In this, the RNC truly excelled: not just saukeraut and diced onions, but three different types of mustard (spicy, "French style" and Dijon, which is technically also French), and — in a decidedly Obama-ian twist — sport peppers, which any good Chicagoan will tell you are mandatory for a proper Windy City dog.

Truly, McCain is the condiment candidate. And as I hoisted my third Nathan's to my lips — slathered in mustard, overflowing with 'kraut and chili — I couldn't help but think that this is a great way to spend $685.

McCain will deliver this speech on the lawn you see here (he got married on this same spot 24 years ago). ... Exactly four minutes ago they closed it off to the general public, and tonight, a lucky (and heavily credentialed) 2,500 will be ushered inside to watch it.

There's an entire sea of satellite trucks nestled around the corner, miles of cables stretched over every inch of lawn, and though it's early, the Straight Talk Express is already parked out front! (No word on whether that's Joe the Plumber's pickup parked next to it).

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It doesn't matter which teams are playing. Millions of people tune in to "Monday Night Football" every week for that one matchup because they love the game. What better way to reach those Americans — all the "Joe Six-Packs" and "Joe the Plumbers," not to mention many females — than by getting some face time in between all of the helmet bashing.

So, can you really blame Barack Obama and John McCain for putting on their game faces for an interview with Chris "Boomer" Berman the night before Election Day?

I love Chris Berman, but I agree with some of my colleagues and friends that ex-Chicago Bears coach and ESPN analyst Mike Ditka would have been a better choice. Republicans did consider picking Ditka as their candidate to run against Obama during the 2004 Illinois Senate race. Plus, have you seen Ditka during one of his tirades?! He can get a little scary.

I was already planning on watching the Washington Redskins take on the Pittsburgh Steelers, so a McCain/Obama interview was just an added bonus. The interviews were short, which is understandable since they aired during halftime. Surprisingly, there wasn't too much sports lingo. Boomer asked the two candidates what they would change about sports. Senator Obama said that college football should have playoffs, while McCain wants to stop the use of performance-enhancing drugs. My favorite part of both interviews had to be when Boomer asked Senator McCain what he wanted people to think of when they heard his name. The Arizona senator joked that he wanted them to think, "He ... could ... go ... all ...the ...way ... to ...the ...White ...House!"

Obama played basketball and McCain played football in high school, which got me thinking, "Would I choose the candidates to be on my fantasy sports team? If so, what positions would I put them in?"

My colleague Ashley Mastronardi's pick is Senator McCain "because he's a maverick," while MTV News editor Lee Dultz wouldn't pick either of the candidates.

"McCain would make a great referee. I can totally see him calling penalties all day long. Obama makes the team as my coach. As a matter of fact, he could replace Tony Dungy for the Colts right now. They're two of the skinniest men I have ever seen," Lee said.

My pick is Senator McCain. Sure, he's older, but he looks like he still has some spunk in him. He would probably make a great linebacker!

What do you think? Which one of the candidates would you put on your team?

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Obama — who has appeared on "Saturday Night Live" since announcing his candidacy — joked that he loves the Waldorf because "from the doorstep, you can see the Russian Tea Room" — an obvious jab at McCain's running mate, Governor Sarah Palin. He said he never knew the dinner's namesake, the former four-time governor of New York who died in 1944, "but from everything that Senator McCain has told me, the two of them had a great time together before Prohibition."

McCain, who specializes in self-deprecating humor (he has, in the past, made cracks about his own appearance, saying that he looks like the Frankenstein monster), announced that he'd fired his entire staff and that "all of their positions will now be held by a man named Joe the Plumber." McCain joked that Oprah once referred to Obama as "The One," while he just refers to the Illinois senator as "That One," and added that Obama has his own pet name for McCain: "George Bush."

McCain also appeared on last night's episode of "The Late Show With David Letterman," after canceling on him a few weeks ago. He quipped that now is not the time to raise taxes, but he would raise Letterman's. "I guarantee you, if I become president, I'll do it," he said. "First executive order." Also on Thursday, Obama's running mate, Senator Joe Biden, appeared on NBC's "Tonight Show" and talked about McCain's age. Biden, 65, said McCain (who, at 72, would be the oldest first-term American president) was "the only guy older than me."

Now there's word that Palin will appear this weekend on "SNL," where Tina Fey's been doing an impeccable and not-at-all-flattering impression of her. There's no word yet on what Palin's appearance will entail, but it's sure to be hilarious, regardless of the material.

Who would get your vote if this year's election were based purely on who had the best sense of humor? Let us know in the comments section below.

And maybe they missed the stories about the Foo Fighters, Van Halen, Heart and Jackson Browne complaining about the same thing. We're not saying an intervention is in order, but while five is troubling, six is definitely a sign of a problem.

The latest? Jersey icons Bon Jovi. Jon Bon Jovi told TMZ that the band was "surprised to hear that our song 'Who Says You Can't Go Home,' was used by the McCain campaign at rallies yesterday and today.

"We wrote this song as a thank you to those who have supported us over the past twenty-five years," JBJ continued. "The song has since become a banner for our home state of New Jersey and the defacto theme song for our partnerships around the country to build homes and rebuild communities. Although we were not asked, we do not approve of their use of 'Home.'

McCain certainly should have seen this one coming, what with the singer throwing a $30,800-a-plate dinner at his house for Obama last month.

What do you think of McCain's musical miscues? Does the campaign need to be more careful, or do these musicians need to lighten up?

I know you said my endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain made you "sick" to your stomach and made you feel like you wanted to "vomit." And I heard you callin' me a sellout and whatnot, saying I was just doing it for publicity.

Well, I'm ready to pour some "Gasolina" on the fire now. Guess what? I moderated a debate Thursday night among the candidates for governor of Puerto Rico. Maybe you could take a message from the name of the debate, "Vota o quedate calla'o" ( "Vote or keep your mouth shut").

So what if PR paper Primera Hora said I lost my "flow" and poked fun at me for reading every line from the teleprompter, even my greetings to the candidates? Technical difficulties! I did kind of startle them with my closing plea "from the heart" to rid the barrios of drugs.

And yeah, some kids burned my records outside the convention center hosting the debate. So?

Sincerely,

Daddy Yankee (OK, not really.)

Now, Heart are furious with the McCain campaign for its use of their 1977 hit "Barracuda" as Palin's unofficial theme song during the RNC. (When the governor was a high school basketball champ, her teammates nicknamed her "Sarah Barracuda.") Heart's reps fired off a statement saying they'd asked the Republicans to stop using the song, and in a phone call to EW.com, Nancy Wilson said she felt "completely f---ed over."

It seems McCain's people just can't find the right tunes. Considering how liberal most recording artists are, it's likely this will continue to be a problem for the GOP. Perhaps John should just stick with John Rich's "Raising McCain."

If you had to pick a song to capture the spirit of McCain's or Senator Barack Obama's campaign, which song would you go with? Tell us!

It's a bit more subtle than the Clinton doll, which comes swathed in a shapeless red pantsuit, with a giant crashing wave of hair, pleading eyes and a smile that juts out like Daffy Duck's bill. The box for her doll (bearing the desperate slogan "I'll Take Whatever's Left!") promises that the candidate is "a pantsuit stuffed with experience," a point slammed home by an even more exaggerated caricature in which Clinton's backside is overinflated in order to house the phrase "Ready for fun on day one!"

Then there's the McCain figure. The presumptive Republican nominee gets it pretty hard from the cartoonist, who gave him a ghostly gray pallor — interrupted by pink blotches all over his face — a menacing mouth and stubby hands crammed with a machine gun and a grenade. In addition to a pair of bandoliers loaded with huge bullets across his chest, McCain is also plunked on top of a giant missile, perhaps to bolster his focus on national security. And just in case Kric's apparent political leanings aren't clear enough, the toy's box finds McCain driving the "Double Talk Express" and quipping "Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan — what's the difference? Someone's gonna pay!"

What do you think of John K.'s action figures? Hilarious? Grotesque? Both?