The nominating convention is here, and the Democrats are on the attack! Kossack jkennerl has a recommended diary today on Democrats hitting John McCain for his notorious temper. Here's a few chocie bits (the ultimate source of these quotes is Politico):

John McCain’s Democratic colleagues in the Senate are zeroing in on his oft-discussed temper, questioning whether that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is too volatile to be commander in chief.

In separate interviews with Politico Tuesday, both Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said they have seen McCain "explode."

"He has a huge anger problem," Boxer said. "And he never hid that....I have seen it happen on the Senate floor many, many times...He has exploded at me a couple times."

"It’s all well and good to apologize," Boxer added, "but if you are in charge of that black box, I worry about that."

Durbin noted McCain’s temper is "well documented," saying that he had been on the receiving end of it for what he considered "minor things."

"I was in a confrontation with him... and he was quick to explode," said Durbin. "It simmered for a long time."

Republicans have accused Democrats of inventing the temper line of attack to knock the Arizona senator. But Durbin called it "an important issue."

Boxer pointed out that many of McCain’s GOP colleagues have also spoken out about his volatility, highlighting an incident told to the Biloxi Sun Herald by Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.).

Let's have lots more of this behavior please, party leaders! John McCain, too angry to be president!