Our Generation vs. Their Generation

The GOP has put all their eggs in one basket with the nomination of John McCain as the nominee but what happens if McCain expires before the November election? Political analyst have not entertained the concept but it is one looking into. McCain will celebrate his 72 birthday in late August bringing him closer to the average United States life expectancy of 75. Should there be a concern about McCain's age or not?

The McCain age concern should be more about how he decides to conduct his administration over the fact that he has reached an old age. It is not that I believe he is more susceptile to death than a 20 year old (which he is) but that he has a different mentality than most of America. He is of a different generation and that is what bothers me more than his "numberical" age.

At age 65,  a male is expected to live 16 more years making their life expectancy about 81 years. That means that McCain, according to statistics, has a good ten years left in him. The reason why the average life expectancy is lower for males in general is that it has to account for those males that expire at earlier ages due to their engagement in high risk behaviors.

There should be concern for McCain's age not because I expect him to perish anytime soon but because he is part of an older genration we need to move away from. McCain is part of the old generation that grew up on the fear of communism. This candidate represents a generation that does not comprehend peace or diplomacy. It is "Our Generation" vs. "Their Generation" of handling foreign and domestic affairs. "Their Generation" thought it was permissible to send Japanese Americans to interminet camps. "Their Generation" commited the same mistake at Guantanamo Bay. "Their Generation" only knows war. They engaged Americans in some type of armed conflict in every decade since World War II. "Their Generation" does not represent what "Our Generation" wants or seeks. There is a paradigm shift and this Novemeber, Americans will dictate where that pendulum will swing.