[Vermont Lt]

And really....why the swipe at me?

I was not making fun, nor was I being disrespectful.

You should really watch that.

And for the record, both of my parents were pretty active at that age, so I expect nothing less.

[Brown Deer]

And for the record, both of my parents were pretty active at that age, so I expect nothing less.

Really? Why would you expect nothing less? Some people have run a mile in under 4 minutes. Can you?

[MacMattico]

I didn’t really think I was taking a swipe at you, just making a statement... I guess I can see where it might appear that way. Sorry.

I just think at 85, the number of reasons to resign are many, and the Pope hasn’t been looking very well lately.

[Cronos]

Vermont: Thats what used to get all of the Soviet leaders too...that “ill health.”

and then vermont: I was not making fun, nor was I being disrespectful.

Well, Vermont, a wiser choice of words would have been better instead of a sentence attempting to compare him to a Soviet leader...so, yes, your statement was a provocation.

Have you never heard of anyone besides Soviet leaders resigning due to ill health?