McCain Owes America An Alzheimer's Test
While Ted Kennedy and Michelle Obama were rocking the Democratic convention in Denver, John McCain made his 13th appearance with Jay Leno to joke about his age.
But McCain's age is no joke. He will turn 72 on Friday and would be halfway to 73 if elected and sworn in on January 20. That would make him the oldest first-term President ever, two years older than Ronald Reagan. He has survived four skin cancers (melanomas), including one in 2000 that was classified as Stage IIa.
McCain is two years older than his father was when he died suddenly of a heart attack at 70. He is 11 years older than his grandfather was when he died suddenly of a heart attack at age 61.
The United States cannot afford the risk that McCain would die suddenly in the middle of an international crisis.
Nor can we afford the risk of dementia. 22% of Americans over 70 are affected by mild cognitive impairment, while 13% of Americans over 65 have Alzheimer's. Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at age 83, but early signs were evident during his first term. Britain's "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher developed dementia at age 75.
McCain has never had an Alzheimer's test, even though he has 6 of the 10 warning signs , including his inability to remember recent facts like the number of homes he owns, the $1M lawsuit he filed in 1990, or the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
John McCain owes America a thorough test for Alzheimer's and cognitive impairment long before Election Day.
Sign our petition to the Corporate Media:
http://www.democrats.com/mccain-owes-america-an-alzheimers-test
No way. No how. No McCain.
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2 comments:
Liberal,The United States cannot afford the risk of having Barack Obama as President in the middle of an international crisis.
You no doubt believe that he would simply make a trip or possibly a phone call to the heads of the problem countries and speak with them. That will certainly correct any crisis within the world.
Dear anonymous,
I would hope that President Obama would first try to speak to the head of a country, instead of sending our soldiers in without any thought or strategy. That would be awesome. I'd like that in our President. It's cheaper, too.
Also, anonymous. Could you do me a favor and tell all your liberal-hating friends about this blog? I need the traffic. Sometimes I think I'm writing letters to myself. Thanks.
Sincerely,
Frankie Machine
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