People- I've been around a long time and listened to presidential debates since Kennedy. I have never seen such an insulting remark ever said by a candidate like McCain!!! You can defend it all you want, however, a presidential candidate for America who utters those words shows total ignorance and no class and lowers the bar for this country. He "slipped" back "absentmindedly?" Do you really believe that??? Do you want to vote for someone who flashes back and has no control over what they say and do?? Ohh..... echoes of Nixon come back to me.........