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In reply to the discussion: Should the United States have a standard Psychological Test [View all]Warpy
(111,897 posts)Psychologically unbalanced leaders can occasionally be good ones and psychological testing isn't an exact science.
Cognitive testing, which covers the ability to think, remember, and make appropriate decisions on concrete matters is more useful, especially when evaluating dementia. Think about how different the country might be if Reagan had been forced to resign in 1983, after he'd recovered physically from being shot but his dementia was apparent.
Think about Asshole being dislified from taking office, although his dementia is early enough that he might have squeaked by. He won't be able to in a very few years.
Think about Scalia being off the bench 10 years before he died. Think of Strom Thurmond being out in his early 80s.
Oh, yeah, I'd love to see cognitive testing for all government officials starting at 70 and being done every 2 years. I'm not in government, but I'll go first, show how it's done.