McCain the Jerk

It is incidents like this that make it hard for me to believe that the Democrats will lose the presidential election:

Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain's intemperateness. In his 1992 Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as well as campaign aide Doug Cole and consultant Wes Gullett. At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain's hair and said, "You're getting a little thin up there." McCain's face reddened, and he responded, "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt." McCain's excuse was that it had been a long day. If elected president of the United States, McCain would have many long days.

This is pretty horrible and extreme. But John McCain is a complete asshole and everyone who has interacted with him knows it. The chances of him going through the entire campaign without some kind of damaging blowup seems slim.