John McCain is 72 years old; he has control of what type of campaign that he runs; and yet, there he is again tonight making the outrageous claim that the negative tone of the campaign:

"would have been very different if Senator Obama had accepted my request to appear in town hall meetings across America."

Really, senator?  It's Barack Obama's fault?  Because he wouldn't give you exactly what you wanted?

So . . . your response to not getting exactly what you wanted was to engage in a deeply dishonorable, disgusting, distracting and scurrilous campaign?  This guy is like a wife beater that uses the excuse that "she made me do it".

Although I never agreed with the Republican rugged individualistic, up-by-your-bootstraps fantasy, there at least was a time when then feigned being the party of personal responsibility and accountability.

This is your campaign, senator.  You own it.   Quit blaming others for your actions.

By the way, without getting too "Psych 101" on everyone, this is the same John McCain that, when he became upset when he was young used to:

As an angry toddler, he would hold his breath until he passed out (his parents' cure was to drop him fully clothed into a bathtub of icy water).

Some things never change.  I'm sick and tired of people making excuses for these guys.

Somebody prep some ice water for Sen. McCain.