There're freakouts and there are freakouts. And yesterday's Manic Act Out moments from John McCain were in a class by themselves. First there he tried to cancel Friday night's debate and then he tried to beg off David Letterman's show by making up a story about having to hop on a plane to rush back to Washington. We wrap it all up for you today's episode of TPMtv ...

As Letterman said, "It really is starting to smell now."

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