Heh. Look who's got a widdle temper problem:

"That's all very good in theory," I replied, "but, in practice, where are these additional troops going to come from? And you keep saying that the American people are 'frustrated' about Iraq, which totally minimizes the outrage there is at continuing to be mislead by this administration."

He had clearly had it with me and told me that since what I had just said was a statement and not a question, he didn't have to respond.

He took a couple more questions and got up to leave. Then -- back in touch with the gracious John McCain so many of us fell in love with in 2000 -- he went out of his way to come over to me, shake my hand, and wish me well.

Suddenly, with McCain out of the room, the debate in the room shifted away from Iraq and onto McCain's temper - with the consensus being summed up by Anatol Kaletsky of the London Times: "It appears that his short fuse will become a problem for him during the campaign."

Indeed, if he loses his temper over being called out for marginalize opposition to Iraq as "far left" (the hoariest of GOP talking points), this is going to be a really long campaign trail for John McCain - offering anyone with a cellphone camera endless opportunities to make their mark on YouTube.

Indeed, Arianna. McCain isn't going to be able to hand pick every audience between now and the election, assuming he makes it past the first round of primaries. I keep saying it: he's not only a washed out, flip flopping, geezer, he's unstable as well. I can't wait to see more of this side of the Saint.