CAMPAIGN PHOTOS — UNFAIR TO WOMEN? “We make high demands on women. A picture like this of a male candidate would barely register. Fred Thompson always looks this bad, and people seem to think he’s handsome.” But if Fred went from apparently smooth-skinned to wrinkly overnight, people would notice.

UPDATE: Reader Thomas S. Baker emails:

I disagree that male candidates aren’t held to a similar standard regarding their appearance. Remember all the media attention regarding John Kerry and his alleged botox injections?

I would also note that since the advent of television, we haven’t elected any bald presidents. (President Ford was bald, but not elected.).

Bad news for Thompson and McCain. Er, and Joe Biden.