Every time I worry about John McCain actually becoming our next president, I just remember what happens to McCain every time he opens his mouth: he puts his foot in it.

Now that McCain has a one-on-one battle ahead of him with Barack Obama- a battle complete with a series of debates- the entire country will have the opportunity to see what an arrogant, uninformed, aggressive little prick McCain is.

When asked this week when he thought troops might be leaving Iraq, McCain replied, “that’s not too important.”

While some were stunned by the remark, it shouldn’t have come as any surprise to those who heard him say “Make it a hundred (years),” when asked to reply to George Bush’s plan for a 50-year occupation of Iraq.

Of course, McCain’s views on Iraq are just one illustration of what goes on in his warped, angry little head.

McCain, you will recall dumped his first wife while she was still recovering for a disfiguring car accident. McCain had married her when she was a swimsuit model. But now that she could barely walk and had put on weight, McCain began an affair with Cindy and married her just one month after the divorce.

Of course, Cindy has not been spared all of McCain’s nasty misogyny. “At least I don’t plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you c*nt,” was his lovely response to Cindy’s remark about his thinning hair.

How about McCain on the economy?

“The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should. I’ve got Greenspan’s book.”

Or, what about McCain as the man who builds bridges in the Senate?

“F**k you! I know more about this than anyone else in the room.” –to fellow Republican Senator John Cornyn when discussing immigration.

“No, I’m calling you a f*cking jerk.” -to Senator Chuck Grassley (another Republican colleague), when Grassley asked “Are you calling me stupid?”

“Only an a**hole would put together a budget like this … I wouldn’t call you an a**hole unless you really were an a**hole.” –to Pete Domenici, Budget Committee Chairman.

Or, how about McCain’s plan for Katrina relief?

“We should be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies.” Or, how about McCain, the many of tact and good taste?

Or how about McCain’s wonderful sense of humor?

“You know that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran? Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran.” 

“I had something picked out for you, too - a little IED (improvised explosive device) to put on your desk.” –as a guest on Jon Stewart

“Do you know why Chelsea Clinton is so ugly? Because Janet Reno is her father.” –said at a 1998 Republican fundraiser.

McCain has never been able to keep his mouth shut, his anger under control, or his vitriol hidden… and that is why Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States.