We have a "right" to own guns, but not a right to health care, food, shelter, clothing, employment

[JDPriestly]

146. Work gives meaning, purpose and dignity to life,

and I can't imagine anything worse than just existing on government largesse.

So true.

When I first retired, a friend asked me if I was interested in doing volunteer work. I said no. She said, oh, just wait two years and you will find something.

She was right. I do a couple of volunteer jobs in my community. Most of my retired friends either do that or take care of their grandchildren. (I grab every chance I can to take care of my grandchild.) We who are on Social Security and Medicare do not sit idly. We volunteer. We could not do that if it were not for those programs.

I notice that even though I am pretty healthy for my age, I tire more quickly. In addition, my reaction time is not quite as fast as it was, and my memory is not as sharp as it was. That is my recall takes longer than it did a few years ago although I do remember it all.

That is why I do think that a person should consider very carefully the extent of the stress a president must bear and the demands on reaction time, concentration and memory, especially for specific details like names and titles of people before running for the presidency. That office demands precisely the kind of mental and physical capacity that seniors begin to lose. Each person is different in this respect of course.