McCain's Age

This seems like a fair issue to raise to me. But of course, if Obama or one of his surrogates were to raise the issue Republicans would cry foul, Obama’s new politics takes a hit, and John McCain would become a sympathetic figure in some respects. So, why not take a page out of the McCain playbook? Obama’s pre-emptive statements (and rather tame ones at that) on character and Race smears that have come, and will continue to come, from the GOP were turned against him by the McCain campaign, allowing them to dominate the media cycle for several days on the topic of Race. John McCain has made many similar statements with regard to his age in attempts to try to temper some of the attacks he was bound to face on this issue. However, as much as McCain’s age is a legitimate issue, and concern, it has really yet to dominate any 24-hour cycle, post-primary season. The next time McCain attempts to deflect the age issue through humor, why not take him to task in the same way? A little feigned indignation never hurt anyone, right? “I’m disgusted by Sen. McCain accusing us of playing the Age Card! It has no place in our politics!”