Even GOP hacks think McCain is older than he really is

From Tom Edsall's new piece on why the GOP is pessimistic about John Bush McCain's chances in the fall:

"I think we've got a world of problems," said one Republican strategist with extensive experience in presidential campaigns. He said this came home to him with a thud when he watched Obama and McCain give speeches last Tuesday, with the Democrat speaking before "20,000 screaming fans, while John McCain looked every bit of his 72 years" in a speech televised from New Orleans. This Republican cited the liberal blogger Atrios' description of McCain's speech with a green backdrop that made McCain "look like the cottage cheese in a lime Jell-O salad."

He's right. They do have a world of problems. Among them? John McCain isn't 72 years old. He's 71. Even his own party thinks he's older than he really is.