The Age Issue

FYI - the MOVE continues.  Still working on getting daughter settled into the new place.  We're nearing the end of the major part of the MOVE, though.  Still, that's why posts have been few.  By the time evening rolls around, I'm tired.  And early morning doesn't last as long as usual, when you have extra things to do!

So, one quick note from the campaign trail. Where, it seems, age is becoming a real, but subtle, issue.

Obama Takes Cues From Bill Clinton In Handling McCain's Age

They have been the preferred adjectives for the Obama campaign when going after its opponent. Following a John McCain misstatement, policy shift, or harsh attack, the Senator is usually labeled "confused," "angry," or a hybrid of the two. Aides to the Illinois Democrat insist there is no deeper meaning to their word choices. But it is hard not to notice the underlying suggestion of such remarks: John McCain is old. It is a standard fare in politics to [...]