Ebbie, I am particularly cynical about the hackneyed "war hero" routine that is being used to propel McCain to the White House. It's so predictable and so meaningless. There is nothing about getting captured by the North Vietnamese and held prisoner that prepares a person to run a country or indicates that he should get the chance to. Nothing. All it indicates is that he had bad luck on the day he got captured. Period. It doesn't mean he is any better for the office than anyone else would be or any braver than the average soldier. It should have no bearing on a candidate's electibility, and the fact that it does is a sad comment on the American psyche, in my opinion.

However, the remark about the lemon in the left cheek was crass, yes. I'll definitely admit to that. A cheap shot for sure.

The remark about flying into rages was based on McCain's reputation for doing so....said reputation acquired among many of his fellow congressmen.