Re: Who should be McCain's VP?
Reagan was 69 when he was first elected. The knock on his age back in 1980 wasn't that he was too old to run for president, but the concern that he would be too old to run for a second term in 1984. With McCain, people are saying that he's too old NOW, let alone run for a second term when he turns 76.
Another important difference. Reagan came into office with a clean bill of health. No previous scrapes with cancer. (Although he eventually had surgical procedures to remove some cancerous growth during his second term in office.)
McCain had a bout with melanoma. He's okay now, but there's always a chance that it could recur with no warning.
And in case you didn't know, melanoma can be fatal.
Bush 41 won in 1988,.... despite having Quayle on the ticket, not because of it.
Unfortunately for the neocons in 2008, the opponent is not an uncharismatic Michael Dukakis. Unlike 1988, the GOP is not riding on the coattails of a popular outgoing president. Unlike Bush 41, McCain simply did not have the luxury of weighing down his ticket.
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Another important difference. Reagan came into office with a clean bill of health. No previous scrapes with cancer. (Although he eventually had surgical procedures to remove some cancerous growth during his second term in office.)
McCain had a bout with melanoma. He's okay now, but there's always a chance that it could recur with no warning.
And in case you didn't know, melanoma can be fatal.
Originally posted by Ninja
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Unfortunately for the neocons in 2008, the opponent is not an uncharismatic Michael Dukakis. Unlike 1988, the GOP is not riding on the coattails of a popular outgoing president. Unlike Bush 41, McCain simply did not have the luxury of weighing down his ticket.
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