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Elon Musk: Constitutional amendment is needed for age limits for members of Congress
[Hot Air] There is an age problem in Congress. Some incidents this week prove that maybe it’s time we talk about the aging of our elected officials.The first point should be that people age differently. Some people are sharp as a tack at 80 years of age. Others are not so sharp at 70 years of age. Mental decline is different for everyone. Physical aging can be a problem, too, for politicians trying to keep working and holding on to their power. This week we saw Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell freeze while speaking to reporters. Fortunately, he was surrounded by his colleagues, including Senator John Barrasso, a physician. who was standing right next to him. He was led off by Barrasso and then returned a little later to say he was fine. Still later, McConnell told reporters that the president called to check on him. McConnell made a joke and said he told the president he was sandbagged. Clearly, he isn’t ok. I’m not a doctor, I just pretend to be one here to make a point. McConnell is 81-years- old. He’s been in office for decades. As sad as it makes me to say, he needs to retire. I think that fall he took at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Washington is having lasting effects. The fall lead to a concussion after hitting his head during the tumble. He also broke some ribs and was away from his office for nearly six weeks. Now there are questions about the senator’s health. CNN is reporting that he fell in February in Helsinki. He was with a U.S. delegation there. He tripped and fell while getting out of a car on a snowy day. He was walking to meet the Finnish president. Days later, back in Washington, he fell at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Posted by: Besoeker 2023-07-29 |
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