My father was 94 when he passed away a few years ago. No sadness here; he was active and alert until his final days. In fact, he discovered the internet at age 79, and loved the ability to do research on various topics, and really loved email through which he kept our far-flung family engaged and intact.

So here we are, with techno-savvy terrorists at our door step, and the promise of America’s future deeply embedded in the realm of technology, yet the GOP presents to us presidential candidate John McCain. McCain is severely technology challenged (just one of his areas of “challenge”, but that’s another story). Allegedly he can’t even log onto a computer, let alone surf the net. The internet, to me, is not only a good way to research and find various consumer products (”Google it” - know what that means Johnny?), but it also is a great way to gather disparate opinions on domestic and global topics: economics, ecology, politics, foreign news and opinions (gasp!), etc. McCain, is, and will continue to be out-of-touch. As president, he would be relying on others to gather and “filter” his news, and these folks are likely to introduce a GOP bias since most of them will be hand-picked by McCain and/or other higher ups in the party.

Age is no excuse (see discussion above re: my father), and having a terminal available (it seems to me the feds can afford to have at least one in the Oval Office), to do quick queries is much easier and faster than “delegating”. Sorry John, regardless of your age and status, their is no excuse in this day and age to be technically illiterate. In fact, it would endanger us all.