The up coming debates and the whole campaign against Obama will be exhausting for even the healthiest man, and McCain isn't healthy at all.

He isn't as sharp as he was in the 2000 campaign and it's a wonder to me that he has even made it this far.

simple things like not knowing the difference between sunni and shia kind of stand out, seeing as how he was corrected repeatedly, and continued to make that mistake.
then there is this whole thing about being shocked that young people today are paying for old people's SS now...was he not familiar with how social security worked until now or has he forgotten or had he never even heard of it?
just scares me when you see him over and over get confused or blatantly say things that make no sense. if he is not getting too old, he is getting too stupid.

Another example of our youth obsessed culture.

There are plenty of things to rail against McCain on, but his age isn't one of them.

I happen to know several above 60 types who work schedules that would put most to shame. Moreover, the fact that McCain HAS sustained this grueling election cycle ought to be evidence enough he can physically hack what most people can not.

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Originally posted by re22666
ask your doctor. ask if you will be healthier overall when your age is doubled.

The issue isn't whether one will be healthier, but rather whether one's mental capacity is sufficiently impacted as to render one's judgment suspect in the context of the responsibility.

Age alone is not determinative of that question.

Originally posted by re22666
watch mccain say completely stupid things over and over and over. he was quite sharp in 2000.

He said stupid things then too. That, at least, has NOT changed. Your impression of how wonderful he was is colored by how the media spoon fed that impression to tweak the campaign drama. I always find it interesting to go back and read the speeches these guys gave years ago. See if your assessment remains the same. I doubt it will.

Originally posted by re22666
are you really trying to say that age does not play a factor in senility, dementia, alzheimer's, stroke, pulmonary sytsem?

No. What I am saying is age is not determinative of such things. McCain is a nut-job in his own right, and claiming we have arrived at these conditions in his case because of his age is utter nonsense.



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Originally posted by loam


Another example of our youth obsessed culture.

There are plenty of things to rail against McCain on, but his age isn't one of them.

I happen to know several above 60 types who work schedules that would put most to shame. Moreover, the fact that McCain HAS sustained this grueling election cycle ought to be evidence enough he can physically hack what most people can not.

Above 60? When you get to that age you need to start being specific. McCain IS above 60, he is also ABOVE 70.

He is also the ONLY one of the two candidates who has had to take Saturdays and Sundays off to rest.

Do you think he will be able to take weekends off when he is in office?

Sadly age DOES play a factor loam.

As much as it hurts elders to hear it, it is the reality for most, declining mental agility, declining stamina, and dementia.

Ever had to witness an elderly family member having their car taken away? I have it sucks but as my grandma cheerfully admitted when the sting left, it was 'for the best'.

McCain has demonstrated, repeatedly, that he has issues with thinking clearly. He has shown and stated that all the hustle and bustle of campaigning is overwhelming to him and leaves him 'less sharp' and that he needs a nap.

Remember Regan slowly slipping into Alzheimer's at the end of his presidency and his wife having to cover for him?

McCain is almost as old as Regan was at the END of his presidency. McCain turns 72 real soon.

Have you ever noticed what being president does to a man? Did you ever notice the rather dramatic physical changes they go through when in office?

What do you think that is from? My guess is hard work and stress.

Now imagine what that sort of wear and tear would do to a man of 72....

Sorry Loam, this is NOT about being a youth biased culture this is about making sure we elect the RIGHT person, or the BEST person, for the job.

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Here is what I know of McCain- I have watched vidoe clip after video clip and anyone that looks THAT unnatural laughing gives me the heeby-jeebies.
Period. I don't give a darn HOW old you are!