McCain and age...

[GaYellowDawg]

Should it be made an issue in this campaign? My first instinct is to say no, because there are plenty of elderly out there who could do a damn fine job of running this country. However, I can't help but think of the later Reagan years where the man had no business being in charge of the country. Then again, McCain's father lived to be 70 and his mother is still kicking at 96, so he's got some longevity working for him. However, wouldn't the torture he underwent reduce his functional lifespan? I go back and forth on this one.

However, no matter his age, he's spent the last few years with his head so far up George Bush's ass that he could check Bush's molars for cavities. The Free Talk Express morphed into the Ass Kissing Express. He's voted party line since 2000 - not a "maverick" vote in sight. He's been an unquestioning follower. How does that spell leadership? It's very clear that four years of McCain is the equivalent of four more years of Bush. At any age, that's an abject disaster.

I guess my position would be this: McCain would be a disaster, young or old, and if age is irrelevant to that, why bother with it?

[Terran]

1. I feel like benefit of doubt is required on this issue

mainly because if our candidate was 70, we would be demanding the same break. I have some doubts about McCain's mental stability, based on what people who know him well say (his temper); but he seems otherwise physically and mentally capable of carrying out the duties of the office.

I also suspect that making an issue of his age would just alienate a lot of older voters.