So, Mitch McConnell did it again, he basically was asked a question in a press conference, and then he froze, and he had to be handled by an aide and taken away. This is concerning.
Between this and the Dianne Feinstein issue, we clearly have a problem with our congresspeople getting too old to serve at times, and being propped up despite not being in a well enough state.
I don't like to approach this lightly. I know a lot of people will ACT LIKE Biden is like this and he's too old and he has dementia, but nah, he doesn't. Dude's actually healthy for his age. And I know conservatives like to act like John Fetterman can't serve due to his stroke, when his issues are purely with speaking.
Let's not act like anyone who is unhealthy at all, is unable to serve. They're not. But we do have an issue here.
Some people want an age limit for various reasons. but I don't think this is the answer. Some people decline in their 50s and 60s. Some are well until almost 90. The human life span is variable, and I honestly still like politicians like Bernie, who are in their 80s. But that doesn't mean some of them aren't dealing with some serious issues, with their congressional staff and parties basically pulling a "weekend at bernies" with them. And that's not good.
I also don't want to be ageist in terms of political views, I know some like to downplay the views of the elderly for being older or out of touch, claiming they dont have long to live so why do we care what they think, and while I think in larger generational trends we do have a problem with older voters holding the country back, but those are generally cohorts of voters, not individuals. And I wouldnt want to discount them because it's anti democratic. The idea of one person one vote exists for a reason.
And let's be honest, there are based 80 year olds, like Bernie Sanders. And then there's Vivek Ramaswamy who is 38. And Pete Buttigieg on the democratic side, who isn't insane like Ramaswamy is, but let's face it, he's a young Joe Biden. The point is, younger is no guarantee of better quality. Marianne Williamson and Cornel West are both in their 70s. But so is donald trump.
So yeah, just shutting that down.
I'm mostly focusing on people who are literally, demonstrably unable to serve. And we should avoid partisanship here. Whatever is going on with Mitch McConnell is just as concerning as what's going on with Dianne Feinstein. These people aren't well, folks, like demonstrably unwell. I honestly think Feinstein should be replaced and how the dems are propping her up is disgraceful. McConnell...I'm less sure what the issue is. It is possible it's like some sort of mental problem or early alzheimers or whatever (dude looks like he forgot what he had for breakfast that morning), but we don't know. But we, the public, have a right to know what is going on with these people, and if they're unable to do the job, they should resign and let someone younger take over. I mean, these people are in their 80s. They're already past your typical life expectancy, and a lot of issues with mental decline happen at such an advanced age. Maybe they'll live in some form for another 10-15 years in some cases, who knows. But....if they're unable to serve, they should step aside.
EDIT: Apparently McConnell was cleared after his episode. Dude fell and suffered a concussion a few months ago and apparently this is gonna happen occasionally during the recovery process. Still concerning but whatever.
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