There is a new Obama commercial just out that criticizes McCain for being old. Evidently John McCain is not computer savvy. Wow. How many senior citizens does that apply to? The only reason I know how to use a computer is because my husband is an 'it' person. Otherwise there would be no hope. I live in a house with two people and four working computers. I had to learn how to use one. Anyway, the tag is that McCain is out of touch because he's old, and we can't afford another President who is out of touch.
The current President is not out of touch. I happen to support President Bush and think that history will treat him very differently than his contemporary liberal media. The one criticism of George Bush that I feel is totally valid is that he has not successfully communicated the message to the American people that we are at war (not because we invaded Iraq, but because Al Qaeda declared war on us). The fact that we are at war should create a desire to have our own sources of oil for our military, it should encourage us to pull together instead of constantly playing politics, and it should impact our behavior as people and as a nation much more strongly than it does.
Anyway, I question the wisdom of saying someone would not make a good President because he is old. I believe that's called age discrimination. In the workplace that is illegal!
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