Politics

Okay totally unrelated to little people but someone has to say something!

Come on! I don't mean to talk politics here (as I am sure it makes most slightly uncomfortable) but allow me to address at least two things that stand out in my mind as TOTALLY MISSING THE POINT. The following comments were found in the letters to the editor section of Time magazine.
"...you have already alienated many women voters by crowning a man instead of a woman." Some yahoo in Maryland posted this
"As a health professional with years of experience in this area I call on McCain to undergo testing to verify his cognitive fitness for office....11% of American males 71 or older have dementia..." another yahoo this one in Arizona.
First of all to the yahoo in Maryland..."alienated" women because Hillary is out, Please, it comes down to who most people believe MAY do the better job (you will find this is no guarantee just looking shallowly into the current administration)... The fact is we will see a woman as president, it does NOT have to be Hillary and for those that have said "if Hillary can't than who can" there are MANY women out there that can and will...have a little respect.
Secondly, if the guy can run a presidential campaign without being seen swaying back and forth with only his night clothes on while screaming profanities at the crowd then let him give four years a shot (if elected). Come on, aren't we missing the point as to whether or not he is going to do what is right for our country and the people here? If ya think you need to start having candidates undergo testing to verify cognitive fitness for office then simply don't vote for him (or her)!! What are the issues, why are many people worrying about these things when what we need to be talking about is missing from these notes to the editor like how to help better educate kids, how to reduce the recidivism rates among those in our prison systems, how to bridge HUGE gaps with other countries, how to keep the Iraq war veterans off the street corners with tin cans in their hands. Start talking about the candidates in respect to the issues that are going to help build a stronger country and then maybe, just maybe, people will start to understand who is fit to govern the US a little better than an MMSE (an evaluation score of cognitive abilities).