Well, I’m sure this is going to spur some chuckles from rival campaigns, and Edwards supporters will be howling with outrage that it doesn’t get more attention:

Well, “communications consulting” is how presidential candidate Mitt Romney recorded $300 in payments to a California company that describes itself as “a mobile beauty team for hair, makeup and men’s grooming and spa services.” Romney spokesman Kevin Madden confirmed that the payments — actually two separate $150 charges — were for makeup, though he said the former Massachusetts governor had only one session with Hidden Beauty of West Hills, Calif. That was before the May 3 Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., co-sponsored by MSNBC and The Politico.

Ha ha ha. Of course, I’d be shocked if any candidate at that debate, or any other, didn’t wear makeup.

Look, when I get called in by CNN, they’re nice enough to provide a makeup person. And she does wonders. Those bags under my eyes? Gone! Crows-feet around my eyes? Poof, suddenly I look ironed! Any blemishes in my complexion that day? Abracadabra, watch ‘em disappear! Just about every time she finishes, I’m thinking, “man, I wish I could have her doing this before I walk out the door every morning.”

So I’m not gonna throw any stones at Romney over this.