All About McCain

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I'm not swayed by the "heartbeat from the Oval Office" angle. Over 58 Presidential terms, only 8 have not been completed by the person ...

You don't think the chances are increased for these particular nominees?

A 72-year old (btw, Happy Birthday, John) in an office that ages you at an alarming rate?

A black man who's going to bring out every crazy with a rifle to take pot-shots at him?


Yes, it's morbid. But assassination attempts will quadriplicate if Obama wins, and McCain can't take the first term's 10 years of aging without expiring of natural causes.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Well except as President of the Senate under the US Constitution.

But besides that, they're basically a Presidential lackey

Where the whole of his duties is breaking tie votes which happens a little less than once per year on average.

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

You don't think the chances are increased for these particular nominees?

A 72-year old (btw, Happy Birthday, John) in an office that ages you at an alarming rate?

A black man who's going to bring out every crazy with a rifle to take pot-shots at him?


Yes, it's morbid. But assassination attempts will quadriplicate if Obama wins, and McCain can't take the first term's 10 years of aging without expiring of natural causes.

Higher odds? Sure. But so? I still can't base my vote on a hypothetical. I am voting for President of the United States, not "The person who might become President if something happens." If I disagree with a candidate, at what point do I stop caring about how much I disagree with the person I'm voting for just because they've got someone who would take over and be a little more to my liking? It seems nonsensical to me.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

A 72-year old (btw, Happy Birthday, John) in an office that ages you at an alarming rate?

A black man who's going to bring out every crazy with a rifle to take pot-shots at him?


Yes, it's morbid. But assassination attempts will quadriplicate if Obama wins, and McCain can't take the first term's 10 years of aging without expiring of natural causes.

I still do not consider raised risk of assassination/natural cause death of particular import when looking at VP.

That said, I picked a bad time to see Oliver Stone's JFK for the first time.