Today is your day Boomer! You look at this "age" graph and you wonder what's it all about? Well, based on the Joe Biden announcement this week, I was curious about the history of US Presidents' age. Joe just hit his 80th year on Earth and, if elected, he will become the oldest president ever. Ronald Regean, in the 1980s, made it to 79. Meanwhile, good ol' Mr. Donald Trump is up there too....right now at age 76. So, what do Americans think about this? A recent NBC News poll shows 70 per cent of all Americans — including 51 per cent of Democrats — believe President Biden should not run for a second term with his age being the overarching factor. In that same poll, an astounding 70 per cent of Republican primary voters stand behind Trump, despite the many ongoing investigations and court cases he is facing. Yikes! Okay, back to age. Looks like the graph indicates most US presidents were in their 50's or 60's. Yup, good. They still had most of their marbles and lots of youthful energy for the big job. Age 80....Biden...I respect the man, but maybe he should be out walking, taking cruises, and playing golf, not running the #1 super-power nation in the world! Sorry, Joe. You know I respect aging Boomers, but it is time to retire. Cheers.

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