John McCain's Medical Records were released today in Fountain Hills AZ, just up the 101 Freeway from my residence. It appears to show that he is healthy, showing no lasting effects from his bout with melanoma (skin cancer). It is curious that his campaign released it on Memorial Day Weekend. Also, it is being done as he is meeting with Vice Presidential Candidates at his Ranch in Sedona, AZ.
The details of McCain's health are contained in 1,173 pages of medical documents spanning 2000 to 2008. His campaign made the documents available to the AP to make the case that he's healthy enough to serve as president, as well as to counter the notion that he's too old. The Arizona senator will turn 72 in August and would be the country's oldest President.
Democrats have been trying to use Mccain's age as a campaign issue. After weeks of listening to the media and late night comedians make fun of his age, McCain went on Saturday Night Live last Saturday to joke about it himself.
Intrestingly, Mayo internist Dr. John Eckstein, his longtime personal physician, lauded McCain's performance on a heart stress test -- sweating it out for 10 minutes when Eckstein routinely sees patients decades younger quit at five or seven minutes.
"I think physiologically he is considerably younger than his chronologic age based on his cardiovascular fitness," Eckstein said in an interview Thursday. "I got a call from the cardiologist who said that he had not seen anyone that age exercise for that long in a long time."
John MCCain's age is an issue but is not relevant because he has demonstrated by releasing his medical records, that he is not on death's door. Besides, his mother, Roberta McCain is 97 years old. Clearly, he can argue that he has longevity genes.
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