I’m surprised that this didn’t spur a bigger, more horrified reaction:

During the question-and-answer session, one student rose and asked a pointed question about McCain’s age, 71: “If elected, you’d be older than Ronald Reagan, making you the oldest president. Do you ever worry that, like, you might die in office or get Alzheimer’s or some other disease that might affect your judgment?”
The Arizona senator chuckled slightly as comments of “Oh my God” filled the room. In a self-deprecating reference to his memory, McCain said his children have joked about their father “hiding his own Easter eggs,” but quickly added that he is a “24-7″ worker and will out-campaign any of his rivals.
McCain ended the exchange in his quintessential style: “Thanks for the question, you little jerk. … You’re drafted.”

Eek! Call the school counselors! Bring in the psychologists! That boy has been deeply scarred by being called a jerk by McCain! Think of what that will do for his self-esteem! And he joked about Alzheimers! And then he joked about the draft! The horror, the horror!

I know it’s supremely unlikely McCain will ever stand behind the presidential podium and address the White House press corps, but wouldn’t it be great to see a president with this attitude dealing with, say, David Gregory?