John MacCain is his own worst enemy...

Watching tonight's debate, it finally dawned on me; I finally figured it out: John McCain just can't stay out of his own way.

The filter that most normal human beings have to prevent saying mean-spirited, hurtful things, doesn't work in John's brain. It's broken. John can't resist taking cheap shots and making snide remarks. He can't help but blurt out sarcasm and vitriol. What he calls "straight talk" is an excuse, a rationalization for this dysfunction.

John... as you say these things, as you refuse to pass up an opportunity to attack your opponent's character rather than attack your opponent's position, you forget that you're being heard by millions of people who just might believe you're a bad-tempered jerk, who just might question the character of such an angry man, and who just might turn away from that man.

Do yourself a favor and put a muzzle on yourself, or at least edit yourself. Otherwise, you'll be a footnote in history instead of the hero you're trying to make yourself out to be and have been trying to make everyone believe for the last eight years. You might have seemed this way eight years ago, John, but not now.

The karmic hole you're digging for yourself is already too deep to fill in.

Stop digging.