McCain: Ambien risk?

Uh oh, the animatronic candidate bot called John McCain has disclosed his prior use of Ambien. Problem? Ambien is WEEEEIIIRRD! What if a stoned commander in chief wakes up while hallucinating wildly about elves and garden gnomes and decides the only thing to do is nuke Sherwood Forest? Yikes!

In a presidential race marked by references to preparedness in the face of the 3 a.m. call, the revelation that presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain has taken the sleeping pill Ambien during his travels raises concerns that the rare side effects of the medication could impair his judgment.

"Taking more than the recommended dosage of Ambien or combining it with other sedative-hypnotics — for example, alcohol — may result in amnesia, fugue states and sleep walking," said Dr. Peter A. Fotinakes, medical director of the St. Joseph Sleep Disorders Center in Orange, Calif.

Good Christ! Just what we need - a commander in chief who sleep walks into a fugue state of pushing the big red button over and over again and then wakes up with amnesia about it.

PRESIDENTS SHOULD JUST SLEEP SOUNDLY LIKE ALL NORMAL 'MERICANS! Or something.