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Yes, it is.
On MSNBC this morning:
MSNBC’s CONTESSA BREWER: What we saw was the crowd not only filling the street but overflowing into surrounding areas. Is there any chance that your candidate starts to feel a little, I don’t know, jealous of all the enthusiasm and the attention that Sarah Palin is now bringing out to these campaign rallies?
MCCAIN SPOKESWOMAN: Oh, Contessa, he is so jazzed. You can see it on his face. We have thousands of thousands of people out there even on a rainy day in Lebanon, Ohio….
Apparently, the “Is John jealous?” question is, like, on all the reporters’ lips.