Reply #204: I'd forgotten about Eagleton [View All]

[TexasBushwhacker]

As someone who's lived with depression my entire adult life (it runs in my family BTW) the stigma of "mental illness" bothers me, but one has to question whether or not someone dealing with depression is up to a job as strenuous as President. I had the same question about Cheney being fit because of his heart problems, not that I would have voted for Bush in any case. This presents an interesting conundrum though. A big deal is made every year about the President getting a physical, but when their ability to make sound judgements is certainly every bit as important as their physical health, should they be given a clean bill of mental health each year as well?