David Letterman on the ‘Squirrelly’ John McCain: ‘I Don’t Trust Him’

As we watched David Letterman tear into John McCain with renewed vigor during last night’s Late Show monologue, we couldn’t help but think that this might make the rumoured negotiations for McCain’s reappearance a little awkward. Turns out, scheduling stipulations between the two camps had already turned contentious, as Letterman revealed when he sat down at his desk. Still, McCain’s loss is Letterman’s gain, because the talk show host gleefully continued to demolish McCain using some of his slyest, most cutting language yet.

At this point, should McCain cut his losses and abandon renegotiations with Letterman, knowing full well he’s likely to be slammed to his face if he finally put in his guest appearance? Or does he have no choice but to stop the Late Night bleeding by any means necessary? Ladies and gentlemen, the McCain/Letterman War of ‘08 has officially resumed after collapsed talks. Stock up on your munitions now.

• Late Show [CBS]