John McCain – will the old boy survive the rigours of campaigning?
I really like John McCain. Not when he speaks, because when he speaks he looks like someone’s cantankerous granddad who’s had bad plastic surgery. But I like him in pictures, when I can’t hear him. He looks very tough, determined and experienced.
Old Money-Bags McCain
John McCain reminds me of someone’s granddad – I can just imagine him helping me and a friend put a model plane together. Although, considering his immense wealth he’d probably be helping us assemble a life-sized diamante model of Paris Hilton, or something equally valuable.
Micro Chips
But, given his warm, grandparent-y charm, I do worry about him. He is nearly 80, and I can’t help but wonder how on Earth an 80 year old man can survive the stress of campaigning. Given that McCain has had heart operations, a hip replacement and is literally knocking on heaven’s door, should he be allowed to run for president?
Special Dispensation for Being Old
Should the American people, out of concern for another human’s safety, ask him to stand aside? Or maybe Sarah Palin could run in his place, like a proxy. Or maybe, at the very least, John McCain could be given some kind of old-age allowance and allowed every other day off to do grandfatherly things, like help kids learn to ride bikes, feed ducks, play golf and take frequent naps.