It’s now time for John McCain to sit down and face the music.

Three weeks after famously snubbing David Letterman for an interview with Katie Couric, the Republican presidential candidate will finally attempt to make amends. Assuming he doesn’t need to tend to another “emergency” in Washington, McCain will be seated next to Dave later this week.

The Arizona senator was originally scheduled to appear on the late night program back on September 24, right before the first presidential debate. Unfortunately, McCain canceled his engagement because he was supposedly working on the economic crisis. When Letterman eventually found out the truth, he bitterly expressed his thoughts for days to come.

Now realizing that the “road to the White House” runs through the Late Show (Dave’s words, not mine), McCain has finally settled on a new date for a sit-down. But if you thought the poll numbers ploy would finally make Letterman settle down, you’d be wrong. In the clip below, the talk show host expressed his thoughts on the upcoming interview last week:

Look for John McCain to make nice with Dave this Thursday, October 16 - one day after the final presidential debate.