Letter to the editor – November 24, 2020

Dear editor,

Having family in Iola and Moran, I read The Iola Register.

Saturday’s paper ran the Associated Press story, “Biden celebrates 78th.”

Obviously, I wish President-elect Biden a “Happy Birthday” and to be fair, I likewise wish President Trump and anyone else a long and happy life. I am patriotic to the max, and I voted in this most recent presidential election. 

Honestly, I went to the polls with the full awareness that we (as a society) just might be voting for the successor of Mr. Trump or Mr. Biden, given their advanced ages; and the possibility of incapacity of (heaven-forbid) dying-in-office. 

Trump is 74 and a half, and now Biden is 78. Official data indicates that the average lifespan in America is 78.87 years. The presidency tends to “rapidly age” the officeholders. Although Mr. Trump has been vigorous, his hair has gone snow white after the election when he forgot his hair dye and even Mr. Biden, bless his heart, may have early signs of cognitive problems. 

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