Probable Republican presidential candidate John McCain intimated that his running mate could be Dwight Schrute, the shrewd and borderline psychotic middle manager on NBC’s The Office. Only one problem. Schrute’s a fictional character. I just don’t see that working out for McCain.

Jokes just as bad as that one – and including that one – were traded when McCain made visit to The Daily Show Wednesday. The wily senator poked fun at Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, surprise, surprise, and stormed off the set in mock anger when host Jon Stewart asked him if George W. Bush was as much of a monkey on McCain’s back as the Rev. Jeremiah Wright was on Obama’s.

McCain used the time to do some politicking, too, but we’re more interested in the jokes here at About Talk Shows. We’d like to point out, too, that it’s been awhile since McCain has popped up on The Daily Show. And his casual friendship with the show should make for interesting episodes in the near future. I have a feeling Stewart will be as much a factor in this election as any other news outlet.