John McCain's Nastiest Moments

We already know how nasty Sarah Palin is, but John McCain has managed to hold on to his reputation as War Hero Unfairly Smeared By George W. Bush despite his appalling record and increasingly lunatic policies.

Melissa has compiled a list of John McCain's Greatest Nasty Hits. Here are a few of them; the rest are here.

• Accusing the Democrats of being sore losers and obstructionists motivated by partisan "bitterness" just because they had the temerity to not treat Condoleezza Rice's confirmation as Secretary of State as "a foregone conclusion."

• Accusing Vietnam veteran and Congressman Jack Murtha of being "too emotional" to be rational about the war.

• Sending then-freshman Senator Barack Obama what Matt Stoller called "remarkable" and one of "the single most bitter, nasty letters I have ever seen from any Senator."

• Threatening to leave an appearance before the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department because members of the audience challenged his statements on immigration, organized labor, and the war. He also questioned their work ethic and skills, telling them "You can't do it, my friends," when some accepted his hypothetical job offer of $50 an hour to pick lettuce in Arizona.

• Threatening to commit suicide if the Democrats won a majority in the Senate.

• Using the racially-charged and highly inappropriate term "tar baby."

When you put together John McCain's anger management problems and Sarah Palin's lunatic apocalyptic fantasies, you wonder why any sane person would vote for them.