After deciding to suspend his campaign due to the ongoing economic crisis in the United States, candidate John McCain makes an uninspired move: angering David Letterman. The comedian is not only an old friend of the candidate, but is also famous for his ruthless public roasts.

McCain was supposed to appear on the “Late Show” for his 13th time, but cancelled at the last minute. If you didn’t catch the show, you can easily imagine how irritated Letterman was after being stood up by a friend. The explanation he gave to Letterman (which of course ended up on his show, for all to hear) was that he was racing to the airport, as he allegedly had to return to Washington and deal with the economic crisis.

This behavior did not bode well for John McCain, as Letterman was rightfully angry at his friend’s last-minute cancellation. He told the public he was disappointed and asked, rhetorically, if McCain suspended his campaign because of the economic crisis or because of his rapidly deteriorating popularity. He then added that such a move may lead people to think that McCain bails out when things start getting rough. Letterman also jabbed George W. Bush, saying that “we've got a guy like that now!”

Letterman moved past this moment and proceeded with interviewing MSNBC's Keith Olbermann. In the middle of their talk, an interesting twist was brought to Letterman’s attention: John McCain was minutes away, at the CBS Network, getting ready to be interviewed by Katie Couric. He showed the audience a live backstage shot of McCain preparing to enter the set.

Without losing his sense of humor, David Letterman was noticeably aggravated by this event. Looking at the monitor that showed McCain in the CBS building, Letterman yelled "He doesn't seem to be racing to the airport, does he? (...) Hey John, I got a question! You need a ride to the airport?"