David Letterman

It’s a shame we don’t have more media figures like David Letterman. If you haven’t seen his show from last night, when John McCain canceled on him, telling him he was off to Washington to fix the economic crisis and then ended up doing an interview with Katie Couric – and in fact not flying to Washington until the next morning – you’re doing yourself a disservice. Letterman was extremely funny in his early years, less so for a long time, but seems to have come back into his own in the last few years. His riffing on McCain’s lies is amazing. His interview with Paris Hilton from a while ago is even better. And, best of all, I think, one of his latest interviews with Richard Simmons is simply amazing. At this point, he’s pretty much a national treasure.

At any rate, check out Letterman’s reaction to McCain’s suspension last night.