My parents are 85 and 88. A couple of years ago I would have considered an 80 year old Senator to be out of touch, but probably competent. After watching my mother's rapid decline, and her insistence that she's not declining, my views have changed. My Senators are both 75+, as is my Representative. I have no confidence in their ability to govern well over their next terms, even if they live long enough to run for another term.
What happened with Dianne Feinstein, explicitly, and probably Biden, is that they were run by their staff. The politician is a mascot told what to officially sign, etc., but the staffers make sure the "proper" policy gets passed, yadda yadda.
This is not a great way to govern.
Look, there are LOADS of millennials who are (young-ish) middle-aged now. Let them lead.
(As a Gen-Xer, I am FINE with letting the more numerous Millennials step up to the plate.)
I would be very happy to have a chance to vote on a GenXer. I am not sure our political machine will allow that for another 20 years. (Heavy Sigh)
My parents are 85 and 88. A couple of years ago I would have considered an 80 year old Senator to be out of touch, but probably competent. After watching my mother's rapid decline, and her insistence that she's not declining, my views have changed. My Senators are both 75+, as is my Representative. I have no confidence in their ability to govern well over their next terms, even if they live long enough to run for another term.
What happened with Dianne Feinstein, explicitly, and probably Biden, is that they were run by their staff. The politician is a mascot told what to officially sign, etc., but the staffers make sure the "proper" policy gets passed, yadda yadda.
This is not a great way to govern.
Look, there are LOADS of millennials who are (young-ish) middle-aged now. Let them lead.
(As a Gen-Xer, I am FINE with letting the more numerous Millennials step up to the plate.)