You may recall John McCain slapping around Harry Reid in the first debate for his comment that “the war is lost.”

Reid seems to be targeting McCain for payback, by complaining to the press about McCain missing votes on Iraq.

The McCain response:

McCain’s campaign quickly counterattacked. Danny Diaz, spokesman for McCain, said, “John McCain has continued to stand up for what he believes: victory in Iraq and improved protection of our nation through comprehensive immigration reform. It is unfortunate that the Senate majority leader is more focused on partisan attacks than solving the serious problems confronting our nation.”

May I suggest a better response? “Unless my vote is needed to shut down your lame we-give-up proposals, I’m not even going to bother to show up for your pathetic attempts to win the approval of the rabidly antiwar 60s-acid-flashback types who celebrate our every defeat and avert their eyes when our military succeeds. You know these lets-get-out-now bills aren’t going to pass, I know they’re not going to pass, so why waste everyone’s time with them? My time can be better spent talking with the American people, and your time can be better spent on land deals or something.”

Or you know, whatever.