Yes that is quite astonishing isn't it? What an awful awful word to use, let alone directed at your wife. I "heard/read" his temper is very well known.
Anyway, I may be a minority, but I think Obama will have a much easier time debating/handling McCain then he did Clinton. Maybe she broke him in. He's having a good week though, in spite of his huge loss. I love his comeback to McCain/Bush today.
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK