>>>For one to make a post such as yours, using a person’s Cancer against them, in a feeble attempt to raise the standing of the candidate they have chosen to support, is a testament to your own ill health.<<<
Please. You act as if that’s something new. Or even more implausibly deny its relevance. You think Samuel Alito and John Roberts were just nominated for Supreme Court Justice without a thorough medical examination? Yeah, freakin’ right.
And that’s really the best Thompson can do. Just hope that people aren’t too wary of an illness that will return when they step in the ballot box. Nobody is going to talk about it, of course. But it’s going to be in the back of people’s minds when they cast ballots in 2008. And Thompson’s cancer will in all likelihood return. It probably won’t be a big deal. It will probably go into remission again without chemo. But it would hurt him against a younger, more energetic Obama or Edwards. I don’t see how that’s even questionable. Probably wouldn’t hurt him against Hillary Clinton, though, is my guess.
And perhaps I’m more attuned to a man’s condition myself as a med student, but I hardly see it as irrelevant. Dick Cheney’s health was always a relevant issue, and it pretty much assured that he’d never run for President in 2008. It nearly kept him off the ticket in 2004, as well.
I don’t take anything off the table, and I’ll shoot straight. If that damages your sensibilities, so be it. I’ve seen more than enough hate posts directed at Romney. A little thick skin never hurt anyone.
Thompson can of course make this a point of strength in his campaign. He overcame a tough illness, and he’ll do it again. It’s up to him. But it won’t be irrelevant. You’re just kidding yourself if you think otherwise.