Discussing McCain's age is on par with discussing Obama's blackness.

Has he shown some decrepitude?

No, it isn't. If he does two terms, he'll be 80 at the end. It is a medical fact that after a certain age there is a loss of mental function. Maybe you think there is a loss of mental function with being black?

Did Reagan show signs of decrepitude when he was first elected? No. Did he have onset altzeimers when he left? Yes.

45 if it matters.....and it was sarcasm, not rage.


Let's see if this is rational.....

Do all people over 70 have Alzheimers?

Does McCain have Alzheimers...even the beginning of Alzheimers?

His Mayo Physicians have weighed in on his health status...so it's easy to check.


Yes, I see....you have so much in common with a middle-aged African-American worth $1.3 million who went to elementary school in Indonesia and then Harvard.....what was I thinking 

Well, I'm not an Obama supporter, first of all. Secondly, I think he would have much more of an interest of what happens 20-30 years down the road when he's in his non-old age of 70 then a dead or dying McCain would. It's not hard to believe Obama would be more in touch than McCain, or any 70+ year old for that matter. Do I think Obama is in touch? Not really. But when put side by side with McCain, I'd say he is.

I'm not voting for either, so it doesn't really matter to me. But to act as if there are no concerns at all regarding McCain's age, is either amazingly foolish or amazingly short-sighted.

Then we should have an age cap. One must be older than 35 to run. Saying someone must be under 65 should be fair.

A secular "Amen" toaster!  However, though some might suggest I'm well past my dotage, McCain's 72nd birthday is August 29th and my
73rd on September 2nd. 

38 years ago I had cancer and survived, but it wasn't melanoma as McCain's recurrence of that type has been. Nor have I been tortured, severely burned or many of the other physical factors McCain has suffered. I haven't been a pilot, shot down nor crashed four more aircraft as McCain has, but I do know many who have been pilots who suffer from hearing damage.

Nor did I graduate at the low end of a class at Annapolis, but do hold a Master's Degree with honors earned while in my 40s.  I've never been elected to public office, but served as Congressional staff and have some understanding of politics and legislation, but wonder at times if McCain's staff, as some elected rep's do, complete the majority of the work on legislation and the M.C. then shows up to vote on what the staff suggests?   

The great and serious difference is, I'm not running for POTUS nor do I share the great majoity of McCain's political philosophy though like McCain I am also on my second marriage, but, LOL, not to a man who is a wealthy beer heir. 

My point? Most who  post here could be my children or grandchildren, in some cases, and really have little concept of what it is like to live in a 72 year old body.  Some at McCain's age and mine are fortunate to be quite healthy while I remain one of my long term friends still alive.  While McCain's age might have brought him wisdom, in other cases he appears to suffer from the same aspect most of those my age joke about and call "senior moments."  Classic was Lieberman reminding him in Iraq the difference between Shia and Sunni.

Should some consider McCain's age a valid reason to vote or not to vote for him, those in the 40s or 50s the ages of my offspring, might
look at there parents if they survive and ask if they would support them in the process of running for POTUS.  I might also suggest pure
reality of age might also be a consideration of who McCain ultimately chooses to be his Veep, as in the end, he or she could end up serving as POTUS should they be elected.

Hopefully, all who read or choose to comment on this post will also, as I have, retain a sense of humor. After once reaches the age when one becomes a beneficiary of Medicare, it is an absolute necessity for survival.     OT, perhaps, but maybe no more than the topic of this post.