Our Gratitude, but Not our Endorsement

New York Times Endorses John McCain

I firmly believe certain things that should immediately disqualify a candidate from being President. The President of the United States has the ability to destroy the world through a number of means. Our nuclear arsenal is sufficient to end all human life on the planet in a matter of minutes. We also have developed research in biological warfare, for defenses purposes only (wink, wink), several other means of destroying all human life, or at least some rather large portion there of, in a matter of weeks. We also have the means to destroy a large proportion if not all the agricultural products of the world which would, of course, result in huge famines. And, these are only the things that we know about.

The mental stability of a candidate for President must be of primary importance in determining his or her fitness for office. This is why the New York Times erred in endorsing John McCain for the Republican nomination. The reality is John McCain was tortured for years in Vietnam. I am not saying that he is some Manchurian Candidate who will bring back communism from the grave. But the entire point of torture, is not to glean information that will save the world before the commercial break, but rather to degrade the mind to make it more pliable. Given that his captors had years to accomplish this goal, it is safe to assume that they made some headway.

John McCain is known for his quick temper. He is already the oldest of the Presidential candidates, and therefore he is also in danger of the assaults old age make upon the mind. Though he has performed well as Senator and as a presidential candidate, his very military training may be hiding mental damage that could be very dangerous in a critical situation. I worked in a residential hotel for seniors. I saw several veterans go from being so sharp and polished you felt they could report to duty in an instant, to raving mad lunatics wearing their underwear on their heads in a matter of hours. When you talk to veterans from World War II they can recount the horrors of battle as though it were yesterday. We must always remember the sacrifice these men make for us isn't about a day but a lifetime. We owe McCain our gratitude, but the Presidency is something we mustn't thank him with.