A reader writes:

I'm pretty sure they shook hands immediately after the debate was over while Brokaw was giving his closing remarks...Remember they were standing together in front of his screen? I just don't think the cameras caught it.

After double-checking the DVR, my reader is right. McCain wasn't an asshole at the very end. My apologies for missing that at first, so I removed the Youtube.

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