McCain Report

Pretty interesting article in the Chicago Tribune regarding McCain's age. The author argues that politics nowadays are too polite; for some reason opponents are neglecting to go down the path of age attacks.
Steve Chapman writes:

If elected, he would be the oldest person ever to enter the office. Ronald Reagan was 69 when he was inaugurated, nearly 2 1/2 years younger than McCain will be on Jan. 20, 2009. If he served two full terms, McCain would leave the White House at the age of 80.

For some reason, Chapman never stops to speculate that perhaps the reason McCain's opponents haven't yet resorted to particularly nasty and personal attacks is because, for now anyway, they are not necessary. To beat an opponent without slinging mud is always to come out cleaner in the end.

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Meantime, a new poll out today suggests that McCain may be regaining popularity. The poll (here) shows McCain rise from having 11% to 15% of likely republican voter support, placing him third in front of Mitt Romney.