John McCain will be 72 years old in 2008

[jackstraw45]

I didn't realize he was 70 until I read it today. Reagan was 69 in 1980....age/health will no doubt be an issue in 2008.

[City Lights]

1. TOTBP!

Too old to be president! :D

[patrice]

2. John McCain is too OLD.

And so is Rudy G.

[MichiganVote]

31. Agree. Why can't people get this? I just don't understand it.

[skipos]

3. McCain looks as happy as a pig in shit in that photo. nt

[Coexist]

8. the deodorant smelling pic always grosses me out.

[Jed Dilligan]

27. It reminds me of "The Sopranos,"

when the two bosses hug after narrowly averting a war.

[Mojambo]

4. And after 8 years out of office Al Gore looks as good as he ever has.

Very vibrant and healthy.

[Mendocino]

22. If McCain were elected and served two terms,

he would be 80 and the end of his 2nd term. Gore would be 68 under the same scenario.

[aquart]

5. From now on: "70-year-old John McCain."

Never refer to him any other way.

"70-year-old John McCain said..."

"70-year-old John McCain went to..."

"70-year-old John McCain insisted that..."

Blog it everywhere and watch it be an issue in minutes.

[OhioChick]

6. So True. n/t

[City Lights]

11. "70-year-old-Keating-Five Mccain..."

:evilgrin:

[patrice]

23. There you go!

[hvn_nbr_2]

30. Septuagenarian Bush ass-kisser McCain...

Somehow, 70 is just a number. "Septuagenarian" is more like "someone who once could have been president."

[Catchawave]

7. I can't wait for the GOP primaries !

I love ya John, but 2000 was your last chance and you BLEW that big time. YOU LET THEM ATTACK YOUR FAMILY.

[jackstraw45]

10. Darn right...and I bet he knows it...nt

nt

[madokie]

9. john mccain will never be President of these united states

having said that he is a god send for us because there is some re:puke:s who will vote for him and they wouldn't think of voting for a Democratic candidate, just ain't gonna' happen.

[Disturbed]

13. Even if he was 92 he is still a hypocritical Asshole.

:evilgrin:

[ChiciB1]

17. If EVER There Was A Flip-Flopper This Guy Is & Continues

to "Flopper" all over the place! Is he for or against the war, for or against abortion, I stopped listening quite some time back.

And he's pretty much a wimp because he kisses the Idiot's Ass AFTER The Idiot SCREWED him!!!

Who knows what his position will be by '08???

[babylonsister]

12. Age, health, ideology, the company he keeps, and flip-floppityness! nt

[DemoTex]

14. McCain has had two melanomas. Not good.

Look at the scar from behind his left eye to his jaw.

[jannyk]

16. And he is not looking well lately

saw him a couple of times over the past weekand he looks drawn and peaked - he looked old for the first time.
Wonder if he has the stamina for the next 2 years - it's brutal out there on the 'stump'.

[Island Blue]

18. Not to mention that huge growth coming out of the right side of his face. n/t

[ChiciB1]

15. I Thought It Was 72 Now... 74 in '08... But I Could Be Wrong!

I mentioned his age the other day and someone told me to "be quiet!"

[City Lights]

21. He was born in 1936. eom

[ChiciB1]

29. Thank You... I Was Never A Big Fanny Of His... So I Didn't Check

it out or anything. I stand CORRECTED!

[jackstraw45]

19. Rest of the GOP slate equally WEAK

Rudy G has MAJOR character issues. His numbers have only ONE way to go.

Frist? Hahahaha

George Allen? Hahahaha

Tommy Thompson - Mr. Medicare act? hahaha

Those GOP primary debates are going to be classics.

Meanwhile, on OUR side, we could have folks like Edwards, Gore, Clinton, Obama, Vilsack

2008 is looking good SO FAR... :)

[smalll]

42. You're right they're weak, except for the one you didn't mention -

Romney. There is a quiet groundswell amongst the right for him, and I can see him rolling to the nomination partly on the basis of the fact that all the others ARE too weak and/or have issues of non-electability of one sort or another. (And yes the OP is right - McCain would be a theoretical possibility - except for the fact he is just too old - and has NOT been aging well in recent years.)

[Iris]

I don't think 72 is too old to be president, but

damn! That picture should be enough to do him in!

[Mendocino]

24. "Brother George, cast away the demons from my soul...

..and let me walk again!"

[Iris]

26. ha! ha! Doesn't McCain look like a muppet in that picture?

[aquart]

36. Not for a woman, no.

But men rot early.

[arewenotdemo]

41. from the head down

no?

[oasis]

20. McCain looks like he couldn't finish one term. (nt)

[opihimoimoi]

25. He LOOKS 83 for Gods Sake....I guess it was all them Lies and shit

that makes um look old before their time...

[oasis]

28. McCain sez "Those who call President Bush a liar, are themselves liars".

I wonder what Mr. "Straight Talk" McCain had to say about his president after Chimpy told the press that Rummy was staying but later fired his sorry ass when the GOP got "thumped".:shrug:

McCain is lower than deep sea shrimp shit.

[opihimoimoi]

34. McLame is fucked up so bad he ain't never gonna see the Oval Office Desk

much less sit in the freakin chair....

Happy Gobble to you and Doni

[MoseyWalker]

32. and how many faces will he have sprouted by then?

I'm thinkin' quite a few.

[Julien Sorel]

33. Which is why I don't think he'll be the R nominee.

McCain is a name because the media have put him on a pedestal for the past 6 - 8 years, but when you look at the guy he has a lot of flaws that will come out in a big campaign. It's one thing to go on the talking head shows once a week and bask in the adulation of the likes of Russert or Stephanopoulos, who lob you softball questions and smile inanely at your "straight talk" answers, but a 72 year old, and a not all that healthy 72 year old at that, is going to run into trouble over the course of a grueling 18 month campaign. And the minute a crack appears in McCain's chummy relationship with the media, all his flaws will come spilling out. I think the media are going to think twice about doing in 2008 what they did in 2000 -- cover candidates in such a dishonest way that the media end up deciding the election. Without the uniquivacol support of the media, McCain is just an old man from a smallish state, a guy who's been in the senate for waaay too long, and so has a lot of votes to defend, a guy with a record of pandering and flip flopping that would do anyone proud. The biggest gift the Republicans could give us would be a McCain nomination, and I don't think they're that stupid.

[stevedeshazer]

35. I have no problem with a septuagenarian President

I have a problem with McCain.

[Poiuyt]

37. Dementia can strike quickly at that age

I've seen a lot of Alzheimer's and dementia patients. Age related dementia can start slowly or it can move quickly. The office is too important to risk electing someone who could be out of it in 8 years.

[stevedeshazer]

38. It can strike at any age.

Dementia affects one person in 20 over the age of 65 and one person in five over the age of 80.

I see your point, but some of the smartest people I've ever met were in their seventies and eighties.

Age bias is unfair.

[Patchuli]

39. Too old and heaven forbid

he get any stem cell therapy to keep him fit to be a president! Bahstad...

[wisteria]

40. Yeah, just about as old as his jokes and his ideas. n/t

[kskiska]

43. I read where an aide has to comb his hair for him

He can't raise his arms above his head because of his old war injuries. Things like that don't get better with age.

[filer]

44. The Iraq issue will sink McCain in 2008.

We'll still be there and he'll still be wanting to send more troops.

[patrice]

46. Yes. Everyone knows the arguments for and against the Invasion of Iraq.

And most people have made up their minds.

As fair as I can try to be, the arguments for this Invasion of another sovereign country just don't add up to enough benefit to the U.S. (unless you're a multi-national corporation and/or MSM).

Ergo, anyone who has ever voted for this thing is not in touch with reality and needs to think about their own attitudes that affect their perceptions abnormally.

I work pretty hard at not being an absolutist, but it's unavoidable with the Invasion of Iraq; it is so clearly DOING HARM to the U.S.

The World is at least partly what we make it by our actions.

[sweetheart]

45. He looks younger in this photo

He must have spilled coffee on his suit this morning, but
otherwise, i'd say he's good for another 1000 years.

[focusfan]

47. ain't he rather old to run for prez

look at Reagan he was too old to be prez he was 76 when he got
out i think.