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In reply to the discussion: What's with all the Ageism in These Threads?? [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,062 posts)Last edited Sun Mar 19, 2017, 04:14 PM - Edit history (1)
Look at how it ages even younger presidents. Every president comes out the other side looking as if about double the years have passed during their presidency.
At 60, I am beginning to see the impact age has on my abilities. I still work 100 hour weeks - so I'm not saying I'm decrepit and unable to do anything, and I intend to work to age 72 at roughly the same pace I'm working now. But I watch my father, at age 88, who is significantly slower than he was a decade ago. I know that the reality is that contemplating where I would be at 74 or 78 after not only a 100 hour work-week, but a much more physically and emotionally challenging work than the work I do now is not prettty.
Age, both absolute - and how it seems to be impacting certain candidates - will be a factor in who I support for president. I want a candidate that will be able to weather the emotional and physical equivalent of 8 or 16 years, and come out the other side with a lot of life left to live.