Lesson learned: Don't hack off David Letterman

So John McCain "suspended" his "campaign" "yesterday," in order to save the economy and the human race. That meant canceling his appearance on "Late Show with David Letterman," to which Dave took umbrage:

To be fair, it makes sense for a Presidential candidate, in the middle of a crisis, to be interviewed by someone who seems like a real reporter (or, at least, Katie Couric) rather than a late-night comic. On the other hand, if a candidate "suspends" one's "campaign" and then issues "talking points" about said "suspension," as McCain did, then that's not really suspending a campaign, just coaxing it in another direction and hoping for some heretofore unrealized traction. (Oh, and Presidential debates have been conducted during crises before in America's history. Lots of things happen during national crises. Like, I haven't suspended this blog to save the economy.)

That Letterman replaced McCain with MSNBC's Keith Olbermann speaks volumes. And Olbermann was on his best behavior, perhaps saving his vitriol for his own show: