The ages of Republican candidates

[Bucky]

When Mr Bush got inaugurated in 2001 there was a lot of ironically immature chatter on the Red side of the fence about how "the grown-ups are back in charge." Admittedly this was an odd claim from a party giving god-like reverence to an impetuous manchild. (This childish taunt recently got another reworking last month when Fox News Netword's satire show, the Half Hour News Hour featured a run of skits in which Rush Limbaugh has been elected president in 2008 and immediately pronounces that "the grown ups are back in charge" yielding a decidedly unRepublican assessment of Mr Bush from Fox News.)

But then perhaps, even at his physically trim and vigorous three score years, George Dubya Bush really isn't quite a grown up president by Republican standards, chronologically speaking. If you look at the ages of the men trying to follow him in office, you'll see that Bush remains quite the youth among his peers.

To wit, we have (along with their ages on Election Day, 2008)...

Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani III, age 64

John Sidney McCain III, 72

Newton Leroy Gingrich, 65

Even the youngster among the hopefuls, the brash Adonis-like upstart Willard Mitt Romney will be, at age 61, just nine months younger than the departing president.

But what of the lesser candidates? Certainly this field of fogeys will induce the Party of Education to turn to a robust champion, a vigorous David to slay the lurching Democratic Goliath with his vibrant energy, trusty sling shot, and mere 200 million dollar warchest. Waiting in the wings and fresh from sowing their wild oatmeals are

Duncan Lee Hunter, 60

Thomas Gerard ("Tom") Tancredo, seven weeks shy of 63 on Election Day

Tommy George Thompson, 67

the Cuomo-esque Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel, 62

Dr. Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul, 73

and James S. "Jim" Gilmore III, as their 59 year old child prodigy

Of course all this Timberlakian manflesh will only corrupt the pattering hearts and screaming throngs of America's conservative youths. This week have heard of yet another dashing Romeo wheezing his way up the trellis to the Grand Old Balcony, the dreamy-eyed Fred Dalton Thompson, 66, his liver spots quivering sexily in the moonlight, now sweet talking his way into the 2008 nomination and the chance to call up his Democrat opponent a couple of Novembers from now and say, "Congratulations..."

[oldgrowth]

1. Add 4- 8 years to those numbers !!!

[hogwyld]

2. This is great news

It proves that the puke party is old, and dying off. With our large base of young, smart, and infinitely more attractive members, we will see the death of the GOP.