ED MORRISSEY: STRIKE TWO FOR THE TIMES:

He’s annoyed, sure, but hardly spitting and cursing. By the time she asks “Why are you so angry?”, the question is so inappropriate that he asks her to repeat it — and she declines, hopefully out of embarrassment.

Interestingly, the Times now has tried twice to get his goat, and for the second time, they’ve wound up with egg on their face.

Perhaps they’ll hire Rebecca Aguilar for attempt number three. Hey, she’s available!

UPDATE: McCain experiences the media shift: “When you’re the darling of the press, you’re feisty. When you’re the Republican nominee for President, you’re dangerously unstable.”

MORE: Physics Geek: “This is like that line from Jerry Maguire: ‘You’ve never seen me very upset.’ He’s visibly irritated, but he hardly raises his voice. Total non-story.”