By GottaLaff
Goldberg is going to have to come to grips with a painful fact: McCain is a geezer. How do I know? I am a geezer myself, and I recognize the condition a mile off.Age is a factor in this election, whether we want to admit it or not. Why? Not because of the number of years, but because of the person. A vibrant 70something is one thing, but despite Cindy McCain's protests to the contrary, it's become painfully obvious that Gramm-pa is not what he used to be, to say the least.
Oh, yes, I revel in the idea that 70 is the new 60. I ride my bicycle 40 minutes every day; I still conduct an active business; I can still hammer a nail; and I take corners at 50 mph in my Porsche.
But physically I am not what I used to be, and neither is McCain. A fellow geezer can spot it in the careful way he carries himself. And, in a very short time, it will get worse.
He thinks about it every day. He thinks about it before anything else, before what he's going to have for breakfast and before the state of the union.
So the question may boil down to this: Do you want a president who can bound from his bed clear-eyed and alive, or can you wait around while he adjusts for a little spinal curvature, takes an aspirin for his arthritis, stands at the toilet for three minutes, steams in the shower for half an hour to clear his head, nods off after lunch and takes half a dozen pills every day?
Even if I could embrace his policies (which I admit I don't), I could not vote for a fellow geezer to fill the top spot in the nation.
He's forgetful, his confusion shows itself regularly, he apparently has some hearing impairment, he blanks on his words more than someone running for president should, and his team claims he's too physically impaired to use a computer keyboard.
I want somebody in office who has a sharp mind, not a sharp tongue.
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5 comments:
Trust me, this isn't ageism. I've supported Hollywood writers in their efforts to fight it, and worked with an 82-year-old Dick Van Dyke who is so spry he makes McCain look like a petrified rock.
Good letter. Best that the age issue be highlighted by people who are there.
As the writer points out, being older doesn't mean he can't run a business, be active and have a great life.
But that is a far cry from the stamina and clear head required to be a head of state.
There is a reason airline pilots must retire at 60. I'm not suggesting 60 is too old to be president. I'm just agreeing we have to consider all aspects of any candidate's ability to do the job.
Right. It's the individual, not the group.
I am as old as McCain, but every time I see him I cringe at the way he seems to lose it when he is asked a question, he does not remember what his policy is, or what he said it was yesterday, he really is not up the job,I think this is the reason why he is not giving any press conferences.
Anon, much appreciated.
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