Dear RNC,

There is no way I could support McCain for president unless he
is willing to 1) prove has the mental capacity to fulfill
the term as president. The inexperienced VP candidate
Palin does not have the experience to step in as president.
McCain seems to already be showing signs of dementia. McCain does
not seem to be in complete control of his mental facilities, he
can not remember what he says from one day to the next. McCain
either has dementia or is an outright liar. 2) McCain also
needs to declassify all his records from the Viet Nam War era.
I have a problem supporting a man who violated the military code
of conduct and made 32 anti-American propaganda tapes for his
captors.3) McCain needs to explain why he abandoned his
disabled first wife for a younger, richer drug abusing woman.
Can we trust McCain would not abandon our country's citizens
needs to improve his own wealth and power. 4) McCain owes
America a complete financial disclosure of his and Cindy's
finances. What is he
hiding keeping his war records classified and family finances
secret?

McCain's age is no joke. He is now 72 and would be
halfway to 73 if elected and sworn in on January 20, 2009. That
would make him the oldest first-term President ever, two
years older than Ronald Reagan. Reagan developed dementia
during his first term and was unable to function as president
most days during his second term, with his condition kept
secret from the public. McCain has survived four skin cancers
(melanomas), including one in 2000 that was classified as Stage
IIa.
McCain is two years older than his father was
when he died suddenly of a heart attack at 70. He is 11
years older than his grandfather was when he died
suddenly of a heart attack at age 61.

Now with his choice of the most inexperienced Vice
Presidential candidate in history. Ms Palin a first
term governor of the least populous state in the union, less
residents than any of the100 largest cities in the nation. Her
previous experience was one term as mayor of a city with less
than 9,000 population! Can you imagine this inexperienced woman
being taken serious in a crisis, negotiating with experienced
leaders of Iran, Russia, Pakistan or North Korea? Ms. Palin can
not even manage her own family, her 17 year old daughter is
pregnant and unmarried. The United States cannot afford the
risk that McCain would die suddenly or not have the mental
capacity to govern in the middle of an international crisis.
God help us if Ms. Palin, who is not qualified or experienced,
has to step up to divert a crisis.
Nor can we afford the
risk of dementia. 22% of Americans over 70 are affected by mild
cognitive impairment, while 13% of Americans over 65 have
Alzheimer's. Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at
age 83, but early signs were evident during his first term.
Britain's "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher developed
dementia at age 75.
McCain has never had an
Alzheimer's test, even though he has 6 of the 10
warning signs, including his inability to
remember recent facts like the number of homes he owns,
the $1M lawsuit he filed in 1990, the U.S. invasion of Iraq in
2003, not reimbursing contributors for illegal trips or that
Iraq is still a dangerous war zone.
John McCain owes
America the release of his Viet Nam War records and a thorough
test for Alzheimer's and cognitive impairment long before
Election Day.

Please reply and disclose the above 4 items. America
deserves answers and explanations to the 4 items questioned.

Thank You,

Tom Pell

Republican Once/ Now a Democrat