The Age Question

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I think it depends upon who the candidate picks as a running mate. Having Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the Presidency with a crotchety old fart like McCain in office would have been a scary proposition.

McCain himself was scary enough he is a ready, shoot, aim whackoo. With his two amigos Graham and Ayotte advising him he would have been a bloody disaster.

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I think it depends upon who the candidate picks as a running mate. Having Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the Presidency with a crotchety old fart like McCain in office would have been a scary proposition.

Right! Anyone remember McCain's running mate? Oh yes, the ditz from Wasilla.

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[barbara]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I think it depends upon who the candidate picks as a running mate. Having Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the Presidency with a crotchety old fart like McCain in office would have been a scary proposition.

Right. A good example why mental acuity is an important consideration regardless of age.

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by barbara

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/25/politi...tml?c=politics


Is age a critical factor when considering a presidential candidate?

Nope!

I'd trust someone who's got experience and some life lived. I really think 35 might be to young.


Barney

[BlueStreak]

I never really considered his POW history as a negative. But, come to think of it such a traumatic experience could leave someone with serious issues other than physical health. A president must be fully prepared to deal with all sorts of different cultures objectively. Even former enemies. Could McCain have met with Communist Asian leaders in China or Vietnam on a diplomatic level without incident? Perhaps, but I'm not so sure.

Dave

[hillbilly]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I never really considered his POW history as a negative. But, come to think of it such a traumatic experience could leave someone with serious issues other than physical health. A president must be fully prepared to deal with all sorts of different cultures objectively. Even former enemies. **Could McCain have met with Communist Asian leaders in China or Vietnam on a diplomatic level without incident?** Perhaps, but I'm not so sure.

Dave

That is a good question, and my answer would be your guess is good as mine. It could ( possibly ) spark a silent anger that could lead to a bad decision if a serious matter was at hand.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by hillbilly

That is a good question, and my answer would be your guess is good as mine. It could ( possibly ) spark a silent anger that could lead to a bad decision if a serious matter was at hand.

Exactly.

[4-2-7]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I never really considered his POW history as a negative. But, come to think of it such a traumatic experience could leave someone with serious issues other than physical health. A president must be fully prepared to deal with all sorts of different cultures objectively. Even former enemies. Could McCain have met with Communist Asian leaders in China or Vietnam on a diplomatic level without incident? Perhaps, but I'm not so sure.

Dave

David many presidents have done that.

[hillbilly]

I mean it could go either way. He would without a doubt remember what it was like being a POW and maybe ( possibly ) he'd try his best to avoid it happening to others. Really hard to say, but if given a choice I feel better about a man who's at least served in the Military than one who has not. It's always a gamble during an election, but I think that a person that's been deployed has a better understanding of events of war. I probably aint making much sense to anyone other than myself, but I'm used to it.

[bobabode]

That isn't an entirely unreasonable idea. It worked with JFK.