Comments on: John McCain Too Old?

By: Bithead

Bithead — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:30:23 +0000

It was clearly lighthearted

And that question aside, what kind of politics are we dealing with when John McCain of all people, is to be considered “too conservative”? McCain is right; the kid’s a complete jerk. But I’ll bet that McCain wouldn’t agree with my reasoning.

By: cian

cian — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:43:01 +0000

The kid spoke honestly, expressed himself with eloquence and showed balls. As one would expect from a man of McCain's quality, he recognised this and responded with understanding.

Laughable to note that while this kid's manner is deemed important enough to post on, Addington's comment that we are one bomb away from getting rid of the FISA court gets zilch.

Priorities guys.

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:33:44 +0000

Doh, forgot the "moot" part.

It's all moot because I have a better chance of winning the republican nomination than McCain.

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:32:46 +0000

The kid was tactless in how he put the question, but then again apparently it was a high school kid. They aren't know for tact in the first place.

That said the question is both relevant and moot. Relevant because McCain would be very old, and the office is a stressful one. Despite the revisionist history Reagan didn't exactly run a great Whitehouse (you know pesky things like his staff selling weapons to iran and funding nun raping death squads in central america, to say nothing of the Mujahadeen and Saddam being on the payroll). Reagan probably legitimately didn't know what his own staff was doing, but that's hardly a ringing endorsement, now is it?

By: Anderson

Anderson — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:30:49 +0000

Weren't the North Vietnamese just using enhanced interrogation techniques?

If they *did* torture McCain, was it pursuant to a duly issued warrant?

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:10:14 +0000

I am just stunned that a Republican went into a room that had not been scrubbed in advance.

By: Steven Donegal

Steven Donegal — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:01:00 +0000

While perhaps a little rude, the kid spoke the truth--McCain is too old. I suspect that is one of the unspoken reasons that his popularity has waned since 2000.

By: NoZe

NoZe — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:54:58 +0000

We can only hope this young jerk will be too young to vote next year! Maybe he'll learn some manners by 2012!

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:30:31 +0000

I'm afraid those days are gone.

So it would seem.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:27:01 +0000

As me auld mither says “Have respect for the cloth if not for the man”. I'm afraid those days are gone.