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In reply to the discussion: Many of us might find ourselves with a Bernie/Biden problem. [View all]loyalsister
(13,390 posts)There are many practical reasons to want a younger president. Limits on life expectancy are based on biological realities. We may not have fixed expiration dates, but we all wear out and die. Longer life expectancy means living longer with declining physical and mental conditions.
There's also something to be said for having a president who is likely to live at least 20 years after their presidencies. Not only should they have to think about the country they will live in, I think they should have to see the lasting effects if what they did. Take W. He probably didn't count on watching these wars for most of the rest of his life. Or, of learning about suicide rates and PTSD he played a role in leaving behind. I surely wish he wouldn't have fallen in line with the neocons but I'm glad he has to be here to see the damage he did by going along with republican oil agenda, taking the NRA pledge........