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bucolic_frolic

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1. Jan Schakowsky has it right, in my view

Tue May 27, 2025, 08:39 AM

May 27

The Party needs to think about the future. We can't keep losing caucus in a tight Congress due to age. That being said, each knows their health concerns at any age over 60 or 70. Longevity should be considered. And who's to say they wouldn't all be better off, and the country better off, if they had a few years of retirement to be with family, write the memoirs, tutor younger politicians.

Jan Schakowsky has it right, in my view. Don't know why she chose to retire, but if you've had enough or have health concerns, those should be a factor in decision-making about running again. They owe their constituents good decision-making, not their lives until they drop on the floor.

Btw, it's Steny Hoyer, not Stent Hoyer.

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The Gerontocracy Claim/Lie [View all] JustAnotherGen May 27 OP

Jan Schakowsky has it right, in my view bucolic_frolic May 27 #1

Keeping the stent JustAnotherGen May 27 #2

Yes, I kind of got that, perhaps the journalist was inserting bucolic_frolic May 27 #8

"The Party needs to think about the future" JustAnotherGen May 27 #3

Three Dem reps over 70 have died since January Fiendish Thingy May 27 #4

They don't? JustAnotherGen May 27 #5

Spend some time with actuarial tables Fiendish Thingy May 27 #6

I'm well aware of the actuarial tables JustAnotherGen May 27 #7

Tribalism is not what we need. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 27 #11

Says Who? JustAnotherGen May 27 #12

Tribalism requires an in group and an out group Fiendish Thingy May 27 #15

Tribalism can be used to define JustAnotherGen May 27 #16

What's the lie? Renew Deal May 27 #9

The Sky Is Falling JustAnotherGen May 27 #13

Another thing that people fail to point out is that these older representatives THAT WE, THE PEOPLE, ARE ELECTING... W_HAMILTON May 27 #18

ITA JustAnotherGen Wednesday #19

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Thank you JustAnotherGen May 27 #14

If they are upset by who we vote to represent us, they should get their lazy asses off social media and EARN OUR VOTE. W_HAMILTON May 27 #17

Compared to the British House of Commons, yes, it's a gerontocracy muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #20