The Age of McCain

By David Knowles
Aug 7th 2008 7:06PM

Filed Under:eRepublicans, John McCain, Featured Stories, Gaffes


Two items caught my eye today. The first was a post at The Daily Dish about a recent study of Americans seventy years or older. It turns out that 22% of them suffer from "cognitive dysfunction without dementia." Read about the study here.

The second was this astonishing montage of John McCain appearances and interviews compiled by TPM's Josh Marshall. While McCain has gained some traction with his slick, finger-pointing attack ads, whenever he opens his mouth he exposes himself to our YouTube nation. No, the age question is not going to go away. Though, sooner or later, will trot out Ronald Reagan's famous retort about exploiting his opponent's youth and inexperience, the real question is whether or not he'll flub the delivery.

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