Election '08: The Age Issue

For some Americans, no issue of the 2008 election stirs more passion than the age of our next president. It's amazing what a difference a couple of years makes in a child's social and intellectual development, whether comparing 1 and 3 year-olds or 61 and 63 year-olds.

With the average American age hovering near 78 (see link), and given the nearly undisputed scientific fact that our development peaks exactly at the mid-point before slogging into a slow, steady march to the grave, age 39 becomes a critical statistic in this race.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/20557.php

Here are the candidates, in order of decreasing human usefulness. Shown is their "inauguration age" on January 20, 2009.

Please note that Mike Gravel is approaching his expiration date. It would be nice if you would send him a card.

Barack Obama, 47
Sam Brownback, 52
Mike Huckabee, 53
John Edwards, 55
Jim Gilmore, 59
Duncan Hunter, 60
Bill Richardson, 61
Hillary Clinton, 61
Mitt Romney, 61
Dennis Kucinich, 62
Tom Tancredo, 63
Rudy Guliani, 64
Chris Dodd, 64
Tommy Thompson, 67
Joe Biden, 67
John McCain, 72
Ron Paul, 73
Mike Gravel, 78