The Age of Experience

This week’s Economist talks about John McCain’s age (he will be 72 in January of 2009), and says it is a legitimate issue. It would probably be better if Senator McCain were 64, like he was in 2000. But we have to take the candidates the way they are. Just like we can’t wish John McCain were eight years younger, we can’t wish Barack Obama was eight years older and had enough experience to be President. The candidates are what they are, and we have to choose between ones we have.