Everybody has the occasionally "senior moment," even when young. I was much younger when I was delivering a talk about sea otters for the Sierra Club. I knew all of the scientific data and conservation goals, but all I could remember was what a TV reporter I had interviewed with called them - Ocean Rats. But for the life of me, at that podium I could not remember the phrase Sea Otter. Embarrassing. Never did it again.
St. John McCain reprised his gaffe confusing al Qaeda with Shi'ites today at the Petraeus hearing. When he last did it, two weeks ago, Brit Hume dismissed it as a senior moment. Perhaps, but making a mistake once is a mistake, twice is a habit. McCain's droning, expressionless, monotone questioning is suggestive of a slowing mind. His habit of making fundamental errors in what is supposed to be his strength, foreign policy, is downright frightening.
I suspect that McCain has not been clinically diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Yet. But, accumulating an excessive number of "senior moments" is an early symptom. McCain has had a hard life. Five years of torture in a Vietnamese prison camp has done irreparable damage to his body, mind, and spirit. The damage to his body is evident in his inability to lift his arms above his head. The damage to his spirit shows in his irrational, violent, often cruel temper. We may be seeing the first clear signs of the damage to his mind. The escalating number of "senior moments" shows how badly his mental acuity is deteriorating.
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I agree.
You claim McCain is having "senior moments", but what you point to are examples of what you say is an insufficient grasp of detail. He's not forgetting where his keys are, or that his keys start his car.
And even supposing that these were "senior moments", on what basis do you claim that McCain's "senior moments" are coming more frequently? I don't think you have much of a sample, and you certainly lack a baseline.
As for a 15 year old conversation relayed as hearsay, I'll wait for the corroboration on that one. And even supposing it to be factually presented, the fact is undeniable that they are still married, and they must have worked something out. So judge not, KE.
Don't care about keys, I'm more concerned that McCain might forget where he put his army.
As for judging not.... What fun is political blogging if we can't be judgmental, eh?
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