And why FactCheck.org misses the boat. The WSJ has an article about the Bush administration's efforts to define birth control as "abortion":

Dozens of Congressional Democrats -- including presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama -- have signed letters of protest blistering the proposal. His Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, declined to comment. [Emphasis mine]

Administration supporters say the left's concerns are overblown and very few women would have real difficulty getting birth control. Still, some on the religious right are hoping the regulation would create some obstacles.

If the draft regulation were to prompt some insurance companies to drop coverage for prescription birth control, "that would be fantastic," said Tom McClusky, a strategist with the conservative Family Research Council.

Don't think it could happen? The past seven years have made me realize anything is possible, no matter how egregious. There's a lot more to McCain's long, awkward pause than a simple brain fart.