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John McCain is 71 years old: Is he too old to do well in the position of US President for the next four years?

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BTW, Ronald Reagan was 69 when he was sworn in as US President...fyi...

George H.W. Bush (daddy) was 64.....

I think he is too old. US Pres. has got to be an amazingly stressful and complex job.....Reagan was overly dependent on his advisors, I think McCain would be too--just energy wise, physical and mental energy.

How Old is Too Old...When they are not breathing

Don't know what you're talking about..... ......but I'm talking about politics and job performance----

Yep - i thibk McCain will struggle past 1 yr at 71

just look at Chainey and hes only the VP!!

It has to be Obama!

Hey - but i dont want to start another set of spewingly long threads on Obama!!

When it comes to leading, I don't think there is a definitive age that could be deemed "too old", however I don't think anyone should be in charge of a country for more than 10 years! Human beings are not capable being responsible with practicaly unlimited resources or power...

He might not be too old if the stress doesn't kill him.

Me Either..that makes the 2 of us

They report that Reagan had hit alzheimers during his term, thus the dependancy on his advisors.

I guess it depends on the individual. McCain has proven to be a very strong minded individual, so I couldn't judge him as being too old or not.

That's a good point, about Reagan. However, being in one's 70's---there is still going to be a limit on energy, physical and mental, that a younger person would not expperience to the same extent.

that is true, but an older person may have the experience to handle things a bit more stress free being that the person in question has had more experiences in certain stressful areas. A younger person has their limitations as well, they are just different limitations.

That's why it should be Hillary---not too young, not too old

and when she doesn't get what she wants, she can cry at will, might come in handy one day when she's talking to other leaders-especially the one's in the Middle East.

meany!

... .....stop now...you know darn well I cannot agree with you on that one-you big tease!

mcCain has served well...his record proves himself.

I find it amazing that the same people who say O'Bama's lack of experience and young age shouldn't be held against him, are the same ones who criticize McCains age wisdom and experience.

O'Bama has no record

Clinton is a loser

McCain is a Bush Republican

Vote for the write in of your choice......mine is Colin Powell

Yeah, he's cool, but how old is he