Sen. Barack Obama turns 47 today. Is that too young to hold the office of president?

A few weeks ago, The Associated Press moved a story with the headline, "Is John McCain too old to be president?"

It was a strange story. McCain at 72, would be the oldest person ever elected president, but since there is nothing in the Constitution that establishes a maximum age for president, what was the point of the article?

Is Robert Byrd or Ted Kennedy or Arlen Specter too old to serve in the U.S. Senate?

Should members of the Supreme Court be forced to retire at age 75?

I'm not sure I want an 80-year-old Supreme Court Justice or a 90-year-old serving in the Senate. But 72 isn't that old.

I've been waiting to see a follow-up story with the headline, "Is Barack Obama too young to be president?" but the AP hasn't seen fit to do the story.

I can only surmise that the original story was intended to cast some doubt in voters' minds about McCain's age or mental sharpness.

The Associated Press had been one of the last objective sources of news left in the world, but it's clear the AP is now in the tank for Barack Obama.

A week after the "age" story, the AP ran another bizarre story about how John McCain doesn't use a personal computer or send e-mail. The headline was something along the lines of "Unlike most seniors, McCain doesn't use a computer."

Again, where does it state in the Constitution that a president must use a computer to qualify for the office.

Back to Barack Obama. Isn't 47 a bit young for a person to hold the most powerful office in the world?

It's not just Obama's inexperience, less than 3 years in the U.S. Senate and half that time spent campaigning for the White House, but it's his lack of real-life experience.

I want somebody who has accomplished something in life serving in the White House.