McCain is forked

Seriously, Saint John is DONE.

An unflinching John McCain was told Tuesday by New Hampshire high school students he might be too old to be president and too conservative to be respected.

McCain, the Arizona senator whose presidential bid has stumbled through the summer, countered the Concord High School students with humor.

"Thanks for the question, you little jerk," McCain joked back to one student who asked the 71-year-old about his age. "You're drafted."

Uh, John, it's really not good form to call a kid a "jerk," especially in New Hampshire. Oh, and joking about a draft is even better. Give it up, d00d. Besides, why didn't you keep your promise from after the 2006 election?

But it's good to see the students not letting up:

Another student pushed him on gay rights; McCain repeated his pledge to oppose discrimination but support for traditional marriage.

"I came here looking to see a good leader," 16-year-old William Sleaster told McCain to boos. "I don't."

All we need now is Dandy Don Meredith to come out and sing, "Turn out the liiiiights, the party's over ..."