In the cutthroat world of national politics, a candidate's appreciation for designer styles can sometime hurt their image as much as it can help. A year ago, pundits had a field day roasting John Edwards over his $400 haircut. Now, it looks like the elitist shoe is on the other foot -- and the blogosphere is buzzing over a pair of Ferragamo loafers that John McCain has been spotted wearing on the campaign trail.

The loafers in question retail for about $520 at Nieman Marcus -- and really, they're pretty decent-looking. While some are trying to make the point that McCain's out of touch with regular Americans, we doubt anyone's going to penalize him for his attempt at looking fashionable. Come on, when it comes to looks, he's going to need all the help he can get.

We argue that it's not his choice of footwear that makes McCain out of touch with middle-class Americans -- if anything, it's the fact that he's really freakin' old and fabulously wealthy. Duh.

[via Jossip]