Chance % Mccain will die during office

[bigtopsfinn]

"If BS were currency, Sarah Palin could bail out wall street by herself." I loved that one, I had to watch all of the Cafferty excerpts on youtube, but that one was the best.

But is Joe Biden any better? Not really. But I think both candidates had to choose running mates that wouldn't out-shine them too much, but they seem to be getting a lot of attention anyways. What a show! Better than reality TV, even from the other side of the pond.

Here in Finland we had a very popular president, who won many elections back to back. He ended up being so old and totally incapable of leading a country, but our government tried to hide that fact from the people. They even had him fishing and put scuba divers in the water to attach fish to his fishing line.

I can't remember which U.S. pres. it was that made the 2-term policy, but if I remember correctly it was because he was also gaining a lot of age, and felt that he could not do the job properly anymore at his old age.

I am not saying that John McCain is incapable at his age to perform the duties of the U.S. presidency, but a lot can happen in 4 years...

bigtopsfinn Reviewed by bigtopsfinn on 10-25-2008. Chance % Mccain will die during office Doctor estimates McCain's cancer death risk - health - 24 October 2008 - New Scientist If Palin becomes Prez... omfg don't get me started Bush 2.0...:stoned: Rating: 5

[apocolips31]

I am not saying that John McCain is incapable at his age to perform the duties of the U.S. presidency, but a lot can happen in 4 years...

Exactly what if Obama has a mental break down or an accident and becomes retarded? I mean really the argument can go both ways. The fact of the matter is that we don't know what the future holds and we can't be talking about crap no one knows for sure. The point is anything can happen to anyone at any time.

[dragonrider]

Sense we are going to be betting on peoples life's here. What do you think the chance Obama will be assassinated or he will get into a car cash and die? This is such a stupid argument about McCain. Anyone in the world can die from anything. What if Obama gets his by a meteor when he is sworn in? I mean really it is just one more way someone can die really, but sense everyone is different maybe Obama has a higher chance of some disease then McCain. These are things that really matter and we need to think about LOL! I mean god for bid Joe Biden becomes president....:S2:

It's true that anyone can die at any time. That's why we have VPs. I think Joe Biden could be president, but Palin is not ready. Also, even though anyone can die at any time, most people do not have as much chance of dying in the next 4 to 8 years as a 72-year-old man who has cancer. That's the point of this article, that McCain has a statistically higher chance of dying in office than the average person would.

Ordinarilly I don't think McCain's high chance of dying in office would be a big factor in how people vote except for the fact that he picked such a bad VP.

Also, his chance of dying is not the only problem with his age --- the main problem is his ideas are of date.

[dragonrider]

First, u all hate bush,

Can u name 10 things he did to make u hate him so much.

Dont even say the iraq war, EVERYONE thought it was a good idea after 9/11
and dont say hes stupid, tell me what he did that was stupid

And u all dislike palin?

Can u name 10 things u dislike about her?

All the liberal media bashes her becuase she is the best thing that mcain has, and they try to make everyone thinks shes a bad person.

So tell me what u dont like about them.

You'll need a whole new thread for this, or we will get way off track here. But if you want to make one, I will give you my lists.

[bigtopsfinn]

Exactly what if Obama has a mental break down or an accident and becomes retarded? I mean really the argument can go both ways. The fact of the matter is that we don't know what the future holds and we can't be talking about crap no one knows for sure. The point is anything can happen to anyone at any time.

You are correct, we don't know what the future holds, and anything is possible. However, I was talking more about how, when people get older, their mental and physical fitness CAN deteriorate at a very quick rate. John McCain, ideologies aside, is fit to be president. BUT when you take statistics and common knowledge into account, he is a riskier choice if we are talking about him living through his first term vs. Obama living through his first term. This shouldn't be a deciding factor, however, on who you vote for. There are much more important issues from which you could/should base your decision on.

[WhiskeyTango]

100%

[dragonrider]

Watch Jack Cafferty's response to an excerpt of the Katie Couric interview with Palin a few weeks ago. Cafferty has been a news reporter since 1960, has seen a LOT, and could hardly contain himself, saying ".....and if that doesn't scare the hell out of you, IT SHOULD".

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Ha ha! Jack Cafferty sure is a crusty old curmudgeonly pissed-off old man, but he has some great points here.

[the image reaper]

I couldn't even guess when McCain will die, Hell, his Mother isn't even dead yet :wtf:

[bigtopsfinn]

Ha ha! Jack Cafferty sure is a crusty old curmudgeonly pissed-off old man, but he has some great points here.

LOL... Couldn't have said it better myself!

[dragonrider]

I couldn't even guess when McCain will die, Hell, his Mother isn't even dead yet :wtf:

True about his Mom, and that is one thing in his favor. But sometimes people get the good genes, and sometimes they don't. What did McCain's father die of and when? Also John has cancer, and I don't think his mother does --- if she had cancer at 72, do you think she would be alive today?