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loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
38. Time to move on
Wed Feb 20, 2019, 03:33 PM
Feb 2019

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........

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"Call me ageist, I really don't care." dogman Feb 2019 #1
No need to insert any of those. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #2
Joe has an easy 20+ yrs in front of him... Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #3
I cannot make that guess about Biden. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #4
I know you wouldn't do that. Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #5
One term and then bdamomma Feb 2019 #39
I would prefer to have an incumbent. Not a candidate in waiting planning on winning the primary. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #44
We will see bdamomma Feb 2019 #47
He's 76 now. BlueStater Feb 2019 #6
It's 2019, not 1919... Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #8
When all else fails, reliance on anecdotal evidence LanternWaste Feb 2019 #13
Post Joe's obit... Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #14
Now I am really confused. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2019 #58
Actually, current male life expectancy in the US Codeine Feb 2019 #68
For smokers and drinkers, maybe... Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #69
Implying there is a correlation is absurd. not_the_one Feb 2019 #7
But we've never faced this kind of national security threat from 1600... Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #10
Except it isn't. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2019 #22
Young people in that case are also victims of ageism. dogman Feb 2019 #34
Which is exactly what I said. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2019 #41
I have no problem with Biden ripcord Feb 2019 #9
I think he is one of the best men to have graced DC. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #12
yes bdamomma Feb 2019 #40
I think any of those you named ripcord Feb 2019 #59
I'll only vote for someone who can put-in EIGHT full years... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #11
I feel we have such a strong field that a placeholder shouldn't even be considered. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #15
You and I think the same! NurseJackie Feb 2019 #16
What if Biden is the only Dem who can stop Bernie and prevent a general election loss? DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #19
That is what I think. thus, I will vote for VP Biden. Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #27
One of the goofiest ideas promoted by some on DU is this idea of a transitional president. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #56
I will vote for someone who can win in 20. Sanders has the name recognition to take the primary but Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #29
Do either of them have the stamina to last for four years? NurseJackie Feb 2019 #31
I don't know but a Democrat will replace them. We have to win in 20. We will end up with Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #32
Technically true (regarding the replacement) but many voters may be unlikely to... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #35
Biden has not been sickly...his Mom lived to be over a 100. I want to win. If Biden can deliver a Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #66
Okay. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #67
for sure. bdamomma Feb 2019 #42
I'm going to support the Democrat who is most able to beat Trump in the Electoral College. CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #17
I think this might be the debate I end up having with myself. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #18
It only becomes the Biden-Sanders show if the media makes it that way. DFW Feb 2019 #20
I believe the media will cover Sanders more than anyone else. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #21
Completely unjustified, but probably so. DFW Feb 2019 #25
I like Biden bdamomma Feb 2019 #43
I've always liked him DFW Feb 2019 #52
The only problem I will have is if Biden doesn't jump in the race. Autumn Feb 2019 #23
I don't know what that void would be. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #26
They do to me. Both he and Biden fill a void. Bernie on economic issues and climate change Autumn Feb 2019 #33
I see your point about Biden. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #36
You might not see the void Sanders fills for me, but I see it. Clear as a bell. nt Autumn Feb 2019 #37
Good ole Bernie bdamomma Feb 2019 #45
You got it. Autumn Feb 2019 #46
Remember when Biden said bdamomma Feb 2019 #48
That cracked me up. Only Joe. Autumn Feb 2019 #49
I am voting for Biden the Democrat. I will not vote for Sanders in a primary. Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #24
You get what I'm saying. Thank you. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #28
The future of the Democratic Party does not lie with two 80-year-old white guys. BlueStater Feb 2019 #30
And they're probably just as mistakenly enamored with name recognition polls as many on DU. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #57
Time to move on loyalsister Feb 2019 #38
You repeatedly state in every paragraph how you don't like Bernie, but you spend the rest of each politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2019 #50
Please show me where I did this one single time. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #51
Sorry to just now be getting back to you, I was babysitting my grand baby while her parents are at politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2019 #60
Grand baby! WeekiWater Feb 2019 #61
Thank you. I really misjudged you and I'm glad you let me know. It won't happen again. politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2019 #64
One thing bothers me about Biden's to-date non-candidacy... Moostache Feb 2019 #53
And so I would ask myself, "Who did Obama already choose?" Deb Feb 2019 #54
I agree that both are far from our best option, but I don't agree with your forecast. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #55
As interesting as I find your ideological disillusioned73 Feb 2019 #62
Both have a right to run if they want to. Blue_true Feb 2019 #63
I dont'... Wounded Bear Feb 2019 #65
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