McCain thinks we all need a sense of humor about bombing Iran

McCain just likes to have fun. It's the rest of us who are too uptight when he jokes about bombing Iran:

The Arizona Republican was asked for his reaction to any negative response to the joke when he arrived in Las Vegas for a fundraiser Thursday night.

"Please, I was talking to some of my old veterans friends," he told reporters. "My response is, Lighten up and get a life."

Think Progress points out that wasn't exactly McCain's response to John Kerry's botched joke last fall.

MoveOn's response was an ad about McCain recklessness -- because it's not funny: