While the Democratic National Convention kicked off  in Denver in an attempt to grab headlines in Denver on Monday (August 25), John McCain made national TV appearance own. McCain  appeared on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Leno wasted no time taking a jab at McCain's age. "I know your birth day is this Friday," said Leno as McCain faked falling asleep. We were going to have a cake but the fire marshall  said it just was't safe." With the joking aside McCain, 71, used the national TV appearence to say his priority was to keep Americans in their homes in tough economic times.   McCain's Democratic rival Barack Obama last week accused the Republican senator of being out of touch with ordinary people after he was unable to say in an interview  how many houses were owned by him and his wife Cindy, a wealthy heiress to a beer distributorship. (Agencies) ... read more »