Why is no one even discussing the obvious: McCain wants to cancel the debate because he’s mentally unfit at the moment to have one? Yes, I know he’s stated he’d like to postpone it, but this man is 72 years old, with a history of melanoma, and a recent (past 6 months) history of misstatements, befuddlements, confusion, and cross-ups. The signs are there to at least raise the question that his advisors say he can’t debate at the moment.
This campaign is taking something out of both men, it’s clear. Even Obama looks significantly older than he did a year ago. I’m not convinced that McCain isn’t prone to periodic breakdowns of mental faculty. We’ve got Sunni/Shi’a, President of Spain, Czechoslovakia, Bridge to Nowhere, etc. These can all easily be seen as mental breakdowns. If the man weren’t running for President a person’s first reaction to these would be to blame his age; "he’s starting to go," is a common refrain. But, incredibly, with a Presidential Candidate, it’s just not mentioned, because it’s not proper.
McCain’s campaign has been stressed by a lot of factors recently: the polls, the New York Times, Troopergate, Palin’s sequestration, accusations of lies in the campaign. It’s not been a good couple of weeks. Why isn’t the possibility being discussed that his advisors saw he wasn’t prepping well for the debates, and decided to call it off?
If I can find the time, I'd do it, but there needs to be a stream of footage of McCain's "senior moments" on the campaign trail. The push to cancel these debates, and the stunt of suspending his campaign is seriously raising judgment issues. Not "Path A or Path B" judgments, but the ability to correctly interpret the events in front of him. There is a clear pattern of this behavior, and we've taken to masking it with the word "Maverick."
This is a serious concern, and the decision to seek a cancellation of the debates should raise the final red flag needed. We've all heard the "heartbeat away / nuclear codes / leader of free world" cliches. But this is for real. This is serious. My grandfather died at age 72, and his decline started with these exact type of senior moments. It may not be "proper" but it's necessary these issues be quelled.
This is originally a post on The Daily Shocker, but I wanted to cross-post here because I think it's important to get these questions out there.