Let's be realistic: According to actuarial tables, McCain has a 1 in 7 chance of dying during his first term and 1 in 3 chance of dying during a second term. It's completely legitimate for voters to take those statistics into account, and it's irresponsible to pretend that the age question isn't legitimate.

Stanley-
I am not a liar. Black Liberation Theory is followed in Trinity United, Obama's church. That is no secret. Don't want to believe it? Look it up.

It's ageism to criticize someone simply for the number of years they have lived. It isn't ageism to express concerns about what that means. And he has had melanoma--once you have that, it'll get you, eventually. He may be fairly healthy at the moment, but health can decline quickly. It certainly wouldn't help to be in one of the most stressful jobs out there--remember how the White House ages its residents more than time alone would seem to be responsible for?

Reagan WON the Cold War at age 77. Case closed

McCain is still amazing at 72. Obama, when he's off the teleprompter, press conferences or scripted speeches, stammers and stutters. When live, his thoughts are disorganized and directionless.

"But what of Senator Obama's Health? Smoker 21 years. It's not as if once you quit smoking, all the health effects immediately disappear. In fact, after enough smoking, some health effects are irreversible. Consider just the arteries and lungs." (Jeff Stier, huffingtonpost.com)

"A 1998 study in the Journal for the American Medical Association reported that the amount of fatty deposits in the carotid artery depended on total pact-years of tobacco exposure, not whether the patient currently smokes. AND A SMOKER'S EXCESS RISK OF A STROKE DOESN'T RETURN TO THAT OF NONSMOKERS UNTIL AT LEAST FIVE, OR A LONG AS TWENTY YEARS AFTER QUITTING. SEN OBAMA WOULD HAVE TO SERVE A HYPOTHETICAL FOUR SMOKE FREE TERMS BEFORE HIS STROKE RISK RETURNED TO NORMAL." (huffingtonpost.com)Obama family history includes cancer...
Please find another issue. Perhaps policy..

lol. Malcolm X was a great man....I know there are people who don't like him tho. I mean who was this black man that actually had the audacity to think that he could defend himself against racist whites???

I agree entirely with McCaskill!!!!! Sarah Palin is a family values fraud and is TOTALLY unqualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. She is the devil in a skirt....with lipstick.

Man this is a stretch. Mckatskill is a liberal in Missouri and she is showing how desparate things must be in the Obama Camp. the 527s are about to crank up. scary for him.

Next subject. To the idiots that keep posting Obamas tax items.

Things to remember.
He will let the Bush Tax cuts expire. the 95%ers will get a tax increase.

He will raise the Corporate tax rate: Corps will have to raise the price of thier product to compensate because they are beholden to their stockholders. Guess who gets to pay the increase... the 95%ers. This includes the evil oil companies.

He will increase capital gains taxes:
This will keep alot of people wanting to retire from retiring. Nestegg retirement and selling of property will for retirement will be a bad thing.

If you are in sales or are on a bonus plan at work. Your bonus plans will get a tax increase too.

So you idiots that believe the tax plan that Obama is selling need to look into cause and effect.

If he wins...

Jose,Reagan also left us with the worst defecit we've ever seen up until that point. But why would repuglicans think about that right?? Lol. Learn your pollitics please...

There's nothing ageist about telling voters that McCain's had 4 bouts with melanoma. Nothing Mrs. McCaskill said is untrue. She is stating facts that voters are going to have to consider when they go to the polls in November. What a surprise, the McCain campaign is playing the age card now.

The risk of getting lung cancer after 20 yrs of smoking: 1 in 7

y0ung_voter---Time to have your diapers change. THE CHANGE THAT REPUBLICANS BELIEVE IN!!!

there is no jealousy, god you republicans just don't get it do you? mccain votes 90% bush, is run by lobbyists and we are in the worst time of our nation, brought to you by bush and company. what is so attractive about voting for these people again? where do you win? or is it that you were so STUPID in voting for the man twice, that you have made it personal, you will not admit your mistake and now intend to cut off your nose to spite your face and vote for mccain. but you're also cutting off everyone else's faces in the process. you people are morons and don't deserve the right to vote.

please.....You are no real dem.....If you are you are ridiculously stupid. Can you please name the last time McCain talked issues?? Why is McCain all about change now?? Lmao!!! I thought it was experience...You guys prove why the repugs tell people up is down, and black is white every election. Some people just like to be sheep I guess....

How can people vote for a party that have us in an economic pit. People have lost their homes to forclosures..jobs losts by the thousands..unemployment rate the highest in years..gas is $4.00 a gallon..4000 troops die in an unjust and stupid war..30,000 incapacitated and would never enjoy life as we know it(family,marriage etc) thousands of the troops come back changed with PTS post traumatic syndrome..husbands who were once loving are now beating their wives a few have killed their spouses..many are behaving crazy...veterans live on the street...and it goes on and on..and people are contemplating voting for McCain and his Party who are responsible for getting us in this mess. Can someone tell me when last have you heard McCain talk about the economy? All he talks about is Iraq, Iraq, Iraq and when he's tired he talks about his experience in vietnam..I'm sick of it! The Republicans have no plan so they are attempting to steal Obama's mantra of change..With all the mess the Republicans have placed this country in..these people still had the nerve to hold up signs in their so called convention which read "COUNTRY FIRST". Heaven help us all and save us from the Republicans!

I'll take 1 out of 7 over 1 out of 3 everytime....NEXT!!!!!

THE HATRED OBAMA SUPPORTERS COME OUT TO DISRESPECT A GREAT HERO. THEY DISRESPECT HILLARY, BILL, THEY JUST KISS THE DIRTY CHICAGO POLITICIAN.

HILLARY SUPPORTERS WILL SUPPORT MCCAIN/PALIN. OBAMA SHOULD FIRST CLEAR UP CHICAGO.

Does anybody else wanna see McCain answer a question instead of falling back on some ish he did 40 yrs ago???

John McCain has already lived past the age of every older male McCain relative. His physical body is not in good shape (I've seen him in person at campaign events). He seems to have a problem remembering things (like Palin getting earmarks for Alaska). So my conclusion is that his age is an issue because of who he picked as a VP. No one would be saying anything about his age if he had picked Kay Bailey Hutchinson for VP. So I think it's a valid issue.