Yup, that's why the mudder hucker slung some mud with his superior Metamucil argument, which was an effort to ridicule (a.k.a., mock) Fred's age. In other words, mudder hucker exploited, for political purposes, his opponent's age and experience.
Put down the shotgun, unspun. You've already blown off one foot, save yourself from blowing off the other.
Fred Thompson's curmudgeon-conservatives may need to triple the dosage. Their "royal jelly" sure isn't doing the trick.