Reply #31: Unfortunatly, I couldn't find what is considered "fitness" for office.

[haele]

There does not seem to be any standard fitness tests for the office of pResident. In 2001, he had a neurological test series; this year, despite the numerous falls and fumbles he's exhibited, he doesn't have those tests listed.

No standard psychiatric testing - unlike what ICBM jockies need to go through to be able to stand duty.

Hey, it's not like he has his finger on any sort of Armageddon switch or anything like that...

Basically, it looks as if all he needs to do is to prove to anyone who may be concerned that 1) he's alive and 2) he'll be able to remain alive for the next four years without too much effort.

Of course, members of Congress and senior members of the Administration don't need to have any sort of standardized fitness test, either.

As a topic of discussion, should we as a country require some sort of standardized physical/mental fitness testing for our "leaders", elected or not? To protect the well-being of our society and insure we don't have a leadership where his/her fitness issues override the job we "hired" them to do?

Haele