He is pale because he has had skin cancer and operations for it, and avoids the sun. He probably wears 50 or 70 sunblock. You can see the incisions when he has his regular biopsies. They run down the left side of his face about an inch or inch and a half.

I know the aggravation of avoiding the sun in the S.W. I have had 60 skin cancers, but not the serious kind, and had them all removed--and I live in New Mexico. I cover up, but McCain can't wear sun-protective clothes on the campaign trial, so he must wear sun block.

Sometimes he wears makeup to make himself look less pale, and he looks younger and more vigorous then.

So his pallor is hiding the real energy of the man--not that I'm "for" him in any way. I just know what skin cancer can change in your life, in Arizona for him.

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Ah, I guess to counterweight his age, he's going to pick someone really young?

Can a fetus be a VP?

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I bet McCain picks Cheney for a running mate.

Yeap.

McDeath/Bush '07 = Jebbie.

That is how they will do it.

McBush/Romney '07

vs.

Obama/Edwards '08

or

Obama/Richardson '08

I must say, neither McCain (71) nor Nader (73) inspire me with longevity.

Ugh.

--UB.

I think Harold Stassen would be a wonderful Vice President!

MaCain is NOT too old!
He's too fucking batshit crazy.
And we all know how crazy batshit is.

MaCain is NOT too old!
He's too fucking batshit crazy.
And we all know how crazy batshit is.

How about one of his many liver spots for VP?

Considering he looks like death warmed over, I think it's amazing that he gets around the way he does, but will he continue to hold up? Thompson at least had the sense to act his age.

Will he select a physician?

I think Pa Kettle is long dead so he's out...

In actuary terms poor old McCain if elected will, at the swearing in ceremony, be 72 years and 5 months old, which means he has a very close to 40% chance of kicking the bucket from that moment on and by the end of the first term it rises to 50%. Of course it damn well matters whom he fingers for the V/P job. Nearly two years and millions of dollars have been spent to find a candidate that will represent the right wing of American politics and it comes down to his personal choice, be it good or bad, for this person without any primary vetting to become the leader of the most important nation in the world and we have the audacity to criticize other nations for similar follies. It is all too amazing if you stop to think about it.

Gov. Charlie Crist would be a good choice for VP. He is a moderate republican who is well liked by democrats, republicans, and independents in Florida. He consults with Democrats and has pushed policies to combat global warming. In fact, he has tried to undo all the damage inflicted on Florida by Jeb Bush.
The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, which frequently surveys Florida voters, last polled about Crist's performance in October, when he had a 65 percent approval rating.
McCain could not do better that Crist as a running mate.

If he really wants to offset his age, he'll have to pick one of the Olsen twins.

I've got it! Ted Stevens. He's still pretty spunky, and he needs to find asylum in the White House so he can invoke executive privledge for his past budgetary indiscretions.