McCain - dude, he's old!

John McCain is 72 years old. 72! He's the same age as my father. My dad is retired - so should be McCain. I don't understand politicians who continue to run for office well into their 70s and 80s (and 90s: Strom Thurmond). Of course, why people continue to elect them is also a head-scratcher. Don't tell me you want "change" if you support this old fart who doesn't even know how to surf the web or send email. (Hey - my 93-year-old grandmother knows how to send email. McCain - what's YOUR excuse? Oh, wait. He won't be reading this.) Well, I suppose it's change - if moving back in time is the change you're after.

So let's take a look at some historical dates:

• 8/29/1936: McCain is born
• 12/7/1941: Pearl Harbor bombed (McCain has said he remembers this)
• 12/1/1955: Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus (couldn't find any reminiscing on this topic)
• 1958: Graduated from Naval Academy (894th of 899)
• 1959: Alaska and Hawaii admitted as the 49th and 50th states, respectively (I assume he remembers this as well? Perhaps he has shared his fond memories with both Palin and Obama?)
• 8/4/1961: Barack Obama is born
• 6/27/1963: I was born

Now, there's nothing wrong with his being alive during some of these historic events, or even that he still remembers. What is a HUGE concern to me is that he is 72-YEARS-OLD, has a history of skin cancer, apparently has no qualms about out-and-out lying and, most of all, that Sarah Palin is his back-up. This last one makes me wonder if that's a sign of dementia.

If Palin really wants to have an impact in Washington, the Mystics desperately need a point guard.