Of or pertaining to the sclera; Having sclerosis; Hard and insular, often in sclerotic bureaucracy
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sclerotic

Sclerotic is often used to refer to those who have become hardened in their ways, not their arteries. It is a widely used adjective in this sense.

My issue about John McCain's age (in combination with his medical history) is not ageist anymore than actuarial tables are. It is simply a proposition concerning degrees of probability. He has a much higher probability of keeling over from stress than Barack does, for example. If the probabilities were equal, which would be the safer course for the nation's future? Ascent to office of Palin, or of Biden. Don't get silly and over sensitive about alternate definitions.

The other issue surrounding the word has to do with his emotional and intellectual flexibility. He has not demonstrated to me anyway that he is capable of assessing new situations in their own new context with an eye toward synthesizing new and better solutions and directions that lead toward higher conditions.

Obama has demonstrated this talent numerous times since he began his campaign AND he has articulated it as his guiding principle.

Therefore, he is simply the better man, IMHO.

And neither he nor Joe Biden have ever entered a beauty contest, either.



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