Grumpy McSame Knows All The Tricks
So he doesn’t need to learn new ones.
McCain aid, Mark Saller: “We have all become familiar with Senator Obama’s new brand of politics. First, you demand civility from your opponent, then you attack him, distort his record and send out surrogates to question his integrity. It is called hypocrisy, and it is the oldest kind of politics there is.“
He would know….
Here’s the thing for all those who would argue that “playing the age card” is no better than racism or sexism when selecting the next president: BUNK!
Every day John McCain will get a little older, a bit more weary, a toll that saps the life out of everyone who ever took the job will work on debilitating McCain.
Barack Obama ain’t getting any blacker, nor is Hillary getting more female for that matter. Indeed, once the numskulls get used to the idea, the racial and/or sexist attitudes will soften. With McCain, his age as a limiting factor on his ability to do the job will grow with each birthday.
No, it’s not fair, and hardly a “liberal” attitude. And yes, many people — including John McCain’s mother — remain vital and productive well into their 90’s. But his advanced years are indeed a legitimate consideration on picking him for the job. A far better factor to weigh, in fact, than anyone’s association with a wacky pastor, homophobic minister, or voodoo witch doctor for that matter.
However, close association with voodoo economists is quite the other thing.
[You can read more of Mark Adams’ work at his blog, Dispassionate Liberal]
May 9th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
it’s not just his age. after all, mike wallace is 90, and he is sharp as a tack. instead, it is a matter of health, including mental health. capt underpants should release all of his medical and psychiatric records. i doubt that he will. the records will probably be tucked away along with cindy lou’s tax returns.
May 9th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
when someone explodes with rage at that age, that ain’t normal. It’s the type of high blood pressure personality that can bust capillaries and cause someone to stroke out.
but Obama wasn’t even making an issue of his age. Someone can lose their moral compass or ‘bearings’. But the way McBallistic responded, it sure sounded like oversensitivity to the issue. Is he insecure about his age?
All I know is that he damn sure better find a competent guy to be his understudy because McCain sure seems like his health is on the precipice In my family, the women have lived to 83-92, but all but one of the men are gone by 78, so we can’t judge McCain’s prospects by his mother.
More importantly, though, it’s not his advanced age that’s my chief concern. It’s his policies that sound like they were crafted by a wayward teenager. On drugs. While driving a motor vehicle. Down a sidewalk. On a dare. In reverse. Wearing his pants on his head.
May 10th, 2008 at 12:19 am
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