At best, the story is that McCain doesn’t remember the last time he pumped his own gas. Even that is a non-story, since nobody pumps their own gas while on the campaign trail. Someone ask Obama when he last pumped his own gas.
First of all, McCain said that one reason he can't remember is because of Secret Service restrictions. Now, when did he begin getting Secret Service protection? Maybe 4 months ago? What did he do before then? I agree with John Cole of Balloon Juice that this kerfuffle strikes at the heart of the GOP's claim to be aware of what the average person is going through and that their candidate is a "guy you'd like to have a beer with."
Second, as James Joyner of OutsideThebeltway wrote, McWar could've given a much better answer:
...given the amazing amount of attention this issue has gotten in recent months — so much so that he’s pandering about “gas tax holidays” and the like — it’s not unreasonable to expect him to answer with something like, “It’s been so long since I pumped my own gas that I don’t remember what it cost. But I do know that it’s now over $4 a gallon and people are pissed.”
What we got instead was a cranky response from a cranky old man.
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