by Jill Zuckman
HANOVER, N.H. -- It's no secret that Sen. John McCain likes to crack jokes as part of his stump spiel.
There's the joke about the O'Reilly twins getting drunk again, the one about the two guys standing in the chow line in prison, and the tale of the trained monkey that retired from the Navy as an Admiral.
Turns out, there was one joke that McCain made in 2000 that hasn't resurfaced in his second presidential campaign.
At a town hall meeting at Dartmouth College Saturday night, one voter stood and told McCain that he had asked him about running for president in 2008.
"You said you would be in the old soldier's home," the man reminded McCain.
"I am in the old soldier's home. Somebody came down and blew the cavalry charge," McCain said to laughs. "That's what happened. I feel fine, I'm in great condition and I've been bringing my 95-year-old mother on the campaign trail.''
McCain also told the crowd that on a vacation to Paris, his mother wanted to rent a car to tour around. The rental agency turned her down because of her age. "So she bought a car," McCain said.
If elected, the 71-year-old McCain would be the oldest person ever to take office as president.
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