Wisconsin Welcomes John McCain with Patriotic Display of Outrage

The Dow may be plummeting, but there's one index that keeps going higher and higher: the collective blood pressure of John McCain's supporters.

As yesterday's rallies in Wisconsin proved, a lot of Republicans are angry. Very, very angry…

There were shouts of "Nobama" and "Socialist" at the mention of the Democratic presidential nominee. There were boos, middle fingers turned up and thumbs turned down as a media caravan moved through the crowd Thursday for a midday town hall gathering featuring John McCain and Sarah Palin.

Did I say angry? I meant boiling over with fury.

"I'm mad! I'm really mad!" another man said, taking the microphone and refusing to surrender it easily, even when McCain tried to agree with him.

Rule number one: Never try to come between an outraged man and his microphone.

"Senator Obama has a clear radical, far-left, pro-abortion record," McCain said after being asked about the issue.

The answer prompted a shower of boos from the crowd members. They booed again when he mentioned William Ayers, who bombed U.S. facilities to protest the Vietnam War as part of the domestic terrorist group the Weather Underground. They booed again at the mention of Rep. Barney Frank, a liberal from Massachusetts.

To be fair, that last part is just a local way of honoring the Packers' victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI.

But seriously, what's the next move for John McCain, he of the bipartisan nature and aisle-reaching-across record? Well, here's the ad he's launching in Wisconsin today…

That should calm everybody right down.