Senior Moment

McCain, Obama, and Some Painful Truths About Aging

Dr. Robert Epstein | Posted 10.26.2008 | Living


Dr. Robert Epstein

72-year-old McCain is the oldest person in U.S. history to run for the presidency. The age issue is one of many that will help decide the upcoming election. What's the truth about it?

Friday Talking Points [48] -- Throwing Out The Rulebook

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Back in Volume 36 of this Friday Talking Points column, I pointed out what seemed to me to be an obvious observation -- that the media was going a lot...

John McCain's SeƱor Moment

David Goldstein | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


David Goldstein

McCain surely knows that Zapatero is the president of Spain, and that Spain is part of Europe... that is, when he's lucid.

Friday Talking Points [40] -- Obama Shines, McCain Whines

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Be careful what you wish for, John. That seems to be the message of the week for Senator John McCain. He took some campaign consultant's idea a few w...

Remembering About Forgetting

Sandy Goodman | Posted 07.13.2008 | Home


Sandy Goodman

Memory is big these days. Especially for those of us getting on in years. I'm celebrating my 75th birthday later this month. I don't know which I'm mo...