FAIL

When your campaign now has to argue that your Vice Presidential nominee was, in fact, always a Republican, you've lost the debate. You've lost everything. And more so if you're arguing with this lady:

For her part, Ms. Clark -- a self-employed gold miner who wants Alaska to become an independent nation -- says that the McCain campaign pushback that Pain was never part of the AIP is "hooey."

"This is like a cat covering up crap in its litter box," she says.