John McCain Said, "I Screwed Up" on Dave Letterman for Canceling Campgaign To Fix Economy

Republican presidential candidate John McCain appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman last night, and had to face an inquisition about his recent last-minute cancellation.

McCain cancelled the Letterman appearance Sept. 24, claiming he had to fly back to Washington to help fix the economic crisis. Nice try. Actually, the candidate was later revealed to have been interviewing with Katie Couric. Last week, Letterman called McCain, "squirrely" for lying about rushing back to D.C., adding, "I just don't know that we can trust him."

Letterman immediately lit into McCain last night, asking him when he sat down, "Can you stay?" Then he asked, "What exactly happened? "