Not only does he write steamy novels, Jim Webb’s a crackpot as well. If you didn’t catch his disgraceful behavior on Meet the Depressed this morning, you will no doubt read how he lost his temper with Senator Lindsey Graham.

“Just wash your hands of Iraq,” an animated Graham said to the war critics, including the Democrat seated to his immediate right. “History will judge us, my friend.”

“It’s been a hard month, Lindsey,” Webb commiserated, wearing a tight smile. “You need to calm down, my friend.”

“Lindsey’s had a hard month,” Webb repeated.

“It ain’t about Lindsey having a hard month,” Graham snapped.

The Democrat, a Vietnam veteran, lost an effort in the Senate last week to require specified periods of home time for troops deployed in the war, his bill winning majority support but falling short of the 60 votes needed to proceed. He took sharp objection when Graham asserted that high re-enlistment numbers are a vote of confidence in the Iraq policy by the troops.

“This is one thing I really take objection to ‚Äî may I speak? ‚Äî is politicians who try to put their political views into the mouths of soldiers,” Webb said over his opponent’s interruptions. He placed his hand briefly on Graham’s back, then jerked his thumb in the Republican’s direction.

“Have you been to Iraq?” Graham demanded.

“I’ve covered two wars as a correspondent,” Webb said. “I have been to Afghanistan as a journalist.”

Graham: “Have you been to Iraq and talked to the soldiers?”

Webb: “You know, you’ve never been to Iraq, Lindsey.”

The Republican pointed out he’s been there seven times.

“You know,” Webb said dismissively, “you can see the dog and pony shows. That’s what congressman do.”

Yeah, that and make asses of themselves on TV. Webb is indicative of the Democratic Party today, everything that is wrong. They constantly talk of “the troops” but at every turn they are showing their utter contempt and distrust of them. So it was in ‘Nam, so it is today. Note Webb’s never taken the time to talk to troops in Iraq but knows what they don’t want to hear.

I’ve got news for Webb, let me give you a little about what the troops think of you and your party. Thanks for nothing, and by the way, shut your cut and run-retreating-chicken-little-pie-hole and let us do our job.

UPDATE: Dan Riehl with more.