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44. LOL! MORE topics that you deem to be none of our business.

Thu Apr 14, 2022, 12:44 PM

Apr 2022

And yeah. I remember when people here were all over me about my ageism when I said RBG should retire during Obama's term.

Because you're only as old as you feel, amiright?

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So, I'm seeing OPs here already about replacing older leaders [View all] MineralMan Apr 2022 OP

Do you really not know how the Senate and House work? PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #1

Yeah, that's probably it mahina Apr 2022 #3

Actually, I know very well how they work. MineralMan Apr 2022 #5

"I will donate to their campaigns." So apparently such decisions are your business after all. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #8

Supporting Dems is what a lot of us do. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #155

You should direct that to the person trying to convince us other races are "none of our business". PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #156

I think I see what he's saying a bit differently. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #158

I've been watching her since she was mayor of SF. To me, she looked lost at the KBJ hearings. TeamProg Apr 2022 #136

Exactly, local voters make their decisions but Big $$$ influences those decisions. n/t TeamProg Apr 2022 #133

Feinstein will be 91 in 2024; she should've stood down in 2018. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #2

So, how has Senator Feinstein voted in matters that have come up MineralMan Apr 2022 #7

That's a relevant question, how? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #9

Sounds like she's doing a good job, then, eh? MineralMan Apr 2022 #16

You're not one of her constitutents (I am; I live in California); why do YOU care? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #21

Oh, snap! Scrivener7 Apr 2022 #50

You just admonished someone for not being a California voter Sympthsical Apr 2022 #56

I was a California voter for over 50 years. MineralMan Apr 2022 #62

You're not now Sympthsical Apr 2022 #67

My advice is that California voters will decide. MineralMan Apr 2022 #69

I'm a California voter Sympthsical Apr 2022 #73

Send her a letter to that effect, then. MineralMan Apr 2022 #84

+1 TeamProg Apr 2022 #138

Speaking as a California voter, she needs to retire now Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #74

Send her a letter as a constituent. MineralMan Apr 2022 #85

Perhaps you should focus on Minnesota, eh? By your own criteria. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #87

Oh, I do. I have campaigned for both of our current Senators MineralMan Apr 2022 #90

Without anyone from California lecturing to you, I'm sure Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #92

Actually no. MineralMan Apr 2022 #96

Tina Smith? True Blue American Apr 2022 #143

Al Franken was bumrushed out of office. MineralMan Apr 2022 #151

Your parents lived in CA too, right? BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #157

The OP says that politics in states other than your own are none of your business. Scrivener7 Apr 2022 #160

So you don't really know. Right? Budi Apr 2022 #26

Feinstein is in the Senate, not the House, and "in the same seat" means "California" Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #31

+1 TeamProg Apr 2022 #137

Can't agree that elections of state and federal legislators are not a serious legitimate concern enough Apr 2022 #4

Something I just posted... 2naSalit Apr 2022 #6

Yes. I noticed that article, as well. MineralMan Apr 2022 #11

Both of us seem to be afflicted... 2naSalit Apr 2022 #17

That can be inconvenient at times, for sure. MineralMan Apr 2022 #100

Have you ever had to take the car keys away from an older relative? PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #19

I've had to take the car keys away from younger relatives delisen Apr 2022 #30

Yes accident rates peak for younger drivers and older ones. PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #39

It's also worth noting Mr.Bill Apr 2022 #106

Franklin was born in 1706, so he was 70 in 1776. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #113

Yes, I just watched Ken Burns' documentary about him. Mr.Bill Apr 2022 #119

Ed Case ran against our beloved Senator Akaka and got creamed mahina Apr 2022 #10

Yes. We must gain seats in 2022, not lose them. MineralMan Apr 2022 #12

If you think there's a chance of losing a Senate seat in California... Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #80

If we lose a Senate seat in California, we are absolutely fucked. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2022 #86

That seems highly unlikely. MineralMan Apr 2022 #88

Ability to function and positions on issues Jm7603 Apr 2022 #13

So, why do those threads so prominently feature age? MineralMan Apr 2022 #20

Forgot one word: "should" be the only concerns! Jm7603 Apr 2022 #147

When we in South Carolina rid ourselves of OneBlueDotS-Carolina Apr 2022 #14

The Governor of California would appoint a replacement if Feinstein resigned... PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #47

I think most are aware of that... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Apr 2022 #94

Politics transcends boundaries Disaffected Apr 2022 #15

8fucking8. Don't call it ageism. ffs. themaguffin Apr 2022 #18

I call it as I see it, your obscene reference notwithstanding. MineralMan Apr 2022 #23

It's disingenuous on many levels to call it ageism. themaguffin Apr 2022 #29

So you have said. Twice now. MineralMan Apr 2022 #32

I'll say it again and add that she's not competent enough & she's being selfish. themaguffin Apr 2022 #37

there is a difference between ageism and recognizing dementia. NoRethugFriends Apr 2022 #22

Once again, I ask if you watched her at Jackson's confirmation hearing. MineralMan Apr 2022 #25

I am qualified to observe behavior NoRethugFriends Apr 2022 #126

So, I take it that your answer is that you did not watch her in those hearings. MineralMan Apr 2022 #128

As you very well know, NoRethugFriends Apr 2022 #152

She's confused and doesn't recognize colleagues BannonsLiver Apr 2022 #24

California votes will decide that, I'm sure. MineralMan Apr 2022 #27

Maybe they will. Or not? BannonsLiver Apr 2022 #41

Well, as far as I know, she has made no decision about 2024. MineralMan Apr 2022 #45

And Jim inhofe was going the full 6 after getting a fresh term in 2020 BannonsLiver Apr 2022 #66

There is a very lengthy cksmithy Apr 2022 #102

That sounds very sensible of her. MineralMan Apr 2022 #105

Thank you cksmithy Apr 2022 #112

Says who? An "unnamed staffer" & a DB scoop writer from the UK Royalist Correspondent Budi Apr 2022 #34

Says multiple sources over several years BannonsLiver Apr 2022 #42

This issue came up today again because of an article scooped by unnamed sources by a writer ... Budi Apr 2022 #104

Tom Sykes wrote the article . He is a British gossip reporter on the Royal family delisen Apr 2022 #57

Oh FFS because he's the only one who ever wrote about it. BannonsLiver Apr 2022 #63

He's reporting on something that first appeared in Feinstein's hometown newspaper. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #127

I am reminded of Eric Swalwell's jab at Joe Biden in the presidential debates Bayard Apr 2022 #28

Yes. I agree. MineralMan Apr 2022 #35

Indeed! Duppers Apr 2022 #163

I live in California... orwell Apr 2022 #33

What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2022 #40

Sorry... orwell Apr 2022 #77

Kinda figured it was something like that, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2022 #81

Thanks... That stopped me from reading any further. nt reACTIONary Apr 2022 #139

"when Harvey Milk shot Mayor Moscone." - don't take this the wrong way, but I think your memory PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #53

See above response... orwell Apr 2022 #79

I would agree that age in itself is not a legitimate basis for deciding whether a candidate deserves KPN Apr 2022 #36

It's a matter of one's fitness to hold office. To be quite frank a politicians mental health is Autumn Apr 2022 #38

Well, here's the thing. I watched her at the Jackson confirmation hearing. MineralMan Apr 2022 #43

Well, here's the thing. A lot of people with dementia have clear days and bad days. Autumn Apr 2022 #83

See my reply to the post below. MineralMan Apr 2022 #120

You could be observing a good day. Which is how dementia actually works. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2022 #91

I am intimately familiar with dementia. MineralMan Apr 2022 #118

You can't compare 2 people you knew intimately to one you only see on television (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #141

Really? MineralMan Apr 2022 #167

the Senate chamber is a highly structured environment Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #169

I see inthewind21 Apr 2022 #162

This message was self-deleted by its author MineralMan Apr 2022 #165

Apparently you think insulting me somehow benefits you. MineralMan Apr 2022 #166

And? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #116

I met a Jesuit priest years ago who was friends with a high ranking Canadian official. Tadpole Raisin Apr 2022 #153

LOL! MORE topics that you deem to be none of our business. Scrivener7 Apr 2022 #44

And yet, here we are in a thread I started, discussing it. MineralMan Apr 2022 #49

. Scrivener7 Apr 2022 #51

We don't need placeholders. Can't afford placeholders Arazi Apr 2022 #46

Some jobs are too difficult to handle even if you're not in your 90's. lindysalsagal Apr 2022 #48

Stephen Hawkins had problems with housekeeping als as he aged & lost physical abilities. delisen Apr 2022 #78

You're as old as you think. usonian Apr 2022 #52

No, it's about replacing leaders who may not be mentally sharp enough for the job Sympthsical Apr 2022 #54

What is your evidence of that with regard to either Biden or Feinstein? MineralMan Apr 2022 #55

We're discussing Feinstein Sympthsical Apr 2022 #65

I named Joe Biden in my original post. There's another thread in GD MineralMan Apr 2022 #72

+1 Celerity Apr 2022 #82

I watched her when she grilled Jack Dorsey C.E.O. of Twitter, if his company was doing Autumn Apr 2022 #171

Feinstein would be closing in on 98yo at the end of her next term. It is not ageism at all, given Celerity Apr 2022 #58

I say campaign finance being mostly unlimited is more an issue than 'voters' IbogaProject Apr 2022 #59

AGE is just one of many angles of attack on the Democratic Party Hortensis Apr 2022 #60

Yes. Indeed. MineralMan Apr 2022 #64

Horribly easy. Just look at any picture of our top leaders and imagine Hortensis Apr 2022 #68

Frightening, isn't it? MineralMan Apr 2022 #70

We're witnessing the existential battle for our nation. Hortensis Apr 2022 #108

Clowns to the left of me; jokers to the right... MineralMan Apr 2022 #109

:) What keeps popping to my mind is Hortensis Apr 2022 #121

As you say, it's as old as human society. MineralMan Apr 2022 #123

Agreed.....think about the Republican Hypocrisy DENVERPOPS Apr 2022 #115

what Lawrence O'Donnell said about Feinstein is quite worrisome Grasswire2 Apr 2022 #61

Strom 'breathing corpse' Thurmond is hardly a role model we should be striving to emulate IMHO Celerity Apr 2022 #76

I have a comment on this subject quickesst Apr 2022 #71

Did you think Obama had a chance to win the next election back when GWB was President? n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #75

Absolutely quickesst Apr 2022 #89

Sorry, I should have been more specific... PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #97

He was on my short list, for sure. MineralMan Apr 2022 #103

I don't think I had any idea.. quickesst Apr 2022 #117

One might note H2O Man Apr 2022 #150

I certainly did. MineralMan Apr 2022 #93

Please see the clarification to my question... PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #99

I just read an article where Trump mentioned his health. First excuse for not running. True Blue American Apr 2022 #154

His health may also be suffering.. quickesst Apr 2022 #172

I'd like to replace Clarence Thomas IronLionZion Apr 2022 #95

Yes, but that is a Constitutional office, not an elected one. MineralMan Apr 2022 #98

Support Senators that support impeachment. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #101

Although I ForgedCrank Apr 2022 #107

We saw what happened when RBG passed away when the Republican party got to pick a replacement. PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #111

It's not about age, it's about competence. yardwork Apr 2022 #110

Actually, it's about odds. What are the odds that she will pass during the Scrivener7 Apr 2022 #114

I agree that timing is important but age alone isn't the issue. yardwork Apr 2022 #122

As long as we have a Democratic governor Mr.Bill Apr 2022 #124

Yes. Sorry, I was unclear. That was kind of my point. It isn't about ageism, though. Scrivener7 Apr 2022 #130

I think there is a difference between ageism Tree Lady Apr 2022 #125

I sat with Freeman Dyson when he was in his late eighties. NNadir Apr 2022 #129

+1 Celerity Apr 2022 #142

All my family in CA awesomerwb1 Apr 2022 #131

Hold on there partner! Please provide DU links so we can read the arguments for / against ourselves! TeamProg Apr 2022 #132

The question that I have is why hamsterjill Apr 2022 #134

This! Nt XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #148

The discussion isn't about Senator Dianne Feinstein being old. Gore1FL Apr 2022 #135

+1 TeamProg Apr 2022 #140

I respectfully disagree with the awesome MineralMan SpankMe Apr 2022 #144

i googled Tom Sykes and Dianne Feinstein cksmithy Apr 2022 #145

investing in thte future is a good thing IMO nt msongs Apr 2022 #146

Well, what we say here really makes no never mind, so there's that. BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #149

Sanders is older than Biden and has a GOP Governor, B iden stays if healthy, Demsrule86 Apr 2022 #159

maybe THIS reality means something to consider Grasswire2 Apr 2022 #161

JOHN McCAIN Duppers Apr 2022 #164

Would much rather have octagenarians in the Senate than blue dogs... pecosbob Apr 2022 #168

I admit I commented on the Feinstein OP mcar Apr 2022 #170