If George W Bush, Dick Cheney and the Speaker of the House of Representatives were all hit by the same truck, Senator Robert C Byrd (born 1917) would automatically become President of the United States.
In this very sound speech last year he came out fighting for his right to continue to serve in Congress even though he's, as it were, old.
More recently, Senator John McCain (71) asserted his credibility as a Presidential candidate by pointing to his hale and hearty mother.
This list of political oldies was compiled by Michael Crick.
4 comments:
If the excitement didn't kill him, I'm sure the CIA would. Who's next in line after Byrd?
And is that a Thoughts Of Chairman Mao he's brandishing?
After Byrd it gets a bit dull, I fear: Condoleezza Rice, followed by most of the other members of the Cabinet.
And I'm not sure it's a book - more likely to be a bus pass.
Of course, you realise that multiple teams of Homeland Security people are now busy analysing truck-hijacking assassination scenarios - all because of your frivolous little blog?
I'd like to see Condy in the job. I think America needs a black lesbian President - but will never vote for one.
So what if she has a 666 birthmark beneath her hairline and jackal's blood? I'm sure Hilary does too.
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