This article explains McCain’s frequent judgement problems. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26426721/ He should submit to neuropsychiatric tests for memory and cognition and release the raw data results.

She is hot. http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Elle+Macpherson&btnG=Search+Imag…

What does Obama mean saying “change you can trust” when he nominates an insider’s insider for VP.

Since yesterday Obama’s taken a significant fall in the Iowa Electronic Markets betting odds. http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/ His odds on Britain’s largest bookie Ladbrokes remains the same. http://www.ladbrokes.com/lbr_portal I think Obama was very badly hurt by the Biden nomination and the excessive feminist themes at the convention. The message to men was be prepared for another 4-8 years of getting screwed with education and job opportunities and unfair treatment in the divorce courts.

Babette—Last night with the Obamas was first class showmanship. These folks are world class political pros who know how to put on a good show. I raised 4 children. Had I spent months away on the road as Obama did when they were infants, toddlers and preschoolers, I wouldn’t have had a 25 year marriage. That said Michelle will make an excellent first lady. She’d make sure Barrack’s girfriend(s) are kept way out of sight.

Star—The female vote is why we have a borrow and spend shop till you drop economy.

Peggy—I didn’t fall off a turnip truck yesterday. Here’s Obama running hard for the White House for the past four years leaving his wife with a high level career to take care of their very small children. My guess is Michelle is very p.o.’ed with Obama but being realist built a life of her own. All that stuff last about her brother Craig suggests he’s her primary emotional support.

With few exceptions presidential marriages are largely shams. How could they be otherwise when to get the job requires years of work largely away from home?

America started down on the road to economic ruin when the sex appeal of presidential candidates became a critical factor in elections.

Frank—I agree Michelle is a very big talent. Think she’s make a great first lady. Nevertheless I suspect the Obamas have a marriage of convenience so I wouldn’t be surprised to learn Barrack has a girlfriend.

A close reading of Obama’s books makes quite clear their marriage is a loveless affair worth preserving for the sake of the children and their high powered careers.

On the subject of (black) gold, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates visited Alberta’s oil sands region to check out the industry. I’m a very big fan of Canadian Oil Sands Trust (COSWF). Is there another bid coming for Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG) and/or is there enough opposition to the Teck Cominco sweetheart offer to prevent the company from getting the 66.66% required vote? While the nominal offer is about $93, the tax consequences for American and Canadian holders are adverse the deal’s worth $80 at most. Fording is trading at $88.50 today.

Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology is not a certificated CME course. It’s a 2 year process after finishing a psychiatry residency. In the first year candidates a comprehensive written exam in psychiatry and neurology. Those who pass take the orals the following year. That exam consists of examining real psychiatric and neurology patients and then presenting the finding to usually 3 examiners. When I took the boards in the 1976-1977 cycle, for first timers the pass rate was 90% on the written and 50% on the orals. I passed on the first try. FYI I taught psychiatry at Cornell Medical College, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and University of California (Davis).

Strongly suspect Reagan was mildly cognitively impaired by the end of his 2nd term. His inherently well balanced personality and dependency on his very sharp wife and key advisors prevented a catastrophe. In contrast an impaired McCain given his angry style under stress in the White House would be a very dangerous situation. The Republican Party should force McCain to withdraw for health reasons before the convention. Replaced by a Romney Huckabee ticket they might have a chance. If McCain stays in his mental health will become a top issue. In a live debate with Obama his deficits would become obvious resulting in a major across the political board for GOP candidates everywhere.

The correct title of Dr. Owen’s book is “In Sickness and in Power”.