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In reply to the discussion: Dianne Feinstein, 88, Failing to Recognize Senate Colleagues, Say Sources Fearing for Her Health [View all]SpankMe
(2,957 posts)117. Another good article on this...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/dianne-feinstein-senate-17079487.php
No paywall on this one.
It's time for DiFi to move on. Over the last few years there have been a number of corroborating stories about her condition that can't be ignored. It's only a matter of time before the Republicans start a dishonorable smear campaign against her to poison the waters against Dems. In spite of occasional spurts of brilliance, focus and energy, it's clear that - on balance - she's less able to serve and is being carried almost entirely by her staff.
DiFi has been an icon of political leadership from her days as a SF supervisor to the present as a US senator. Women's rights, gun control, LGBT issues - she's been on the right side of most issues we care about. I love her to death. We were both born in SF and share a lot of love for the Bay area. But her window of effectiveness is closing and we need new leadership in that position right now.
As an aside, the SF Chronicle article talks about Cali's junior senator, Alex Padilla, and the fact that he has an approval rating of just 39%. This in spite of the fact that he's doing everything right, he has tons of town halls and interactions with his constituents and operates in a very transparent fashion. He has good energy and focus and is doing an excellent job for California. He's networking, sponsoring legislation, investigating things...doing a lot of good work. But, most Californians have never heard of him and just give a negative rating because they don't know who he is.
We should be working on boosting Dems with unfairly low - irrationally low - approval ratings instead of stubbornly fighting to keep an aging and less effective Dem in place.
No paywall on this one.
It's time for DiFi to move on. Over the last few years there have been a number of corroborating stories about her condition that can't be ignored. It's only a matter of time before the Republicans start a dishonorable smear campaign against her to poison the waters against Dems. In spite of occasional spurts of brilliance, focus and energy, it's clear that - on balance - she's less able to serve and is being carried almost entirely by her staff.
DiFi has been an icon of political leadership from her days as a SF supervisor to the present as a US senator. Women's rights, gun control, LGBT issues - she's been on the right side of most issues we care about. I love her to death. We were both born in SF and share a lot of love for the Bay area. But her window of effectiveness is closing and we need new leadership in that position right now.
As an aside, the SF Chronicle article talks about Cali's junior senator, Alex Padilla, and the fact that he has an approval rating of just 39%. This in spite of the fact that he's doing everything right, he has tons of town halls and interactions with his constituents and operates in a very transparent fashion. He has good energy and focus and is doing an excellent job for California. He's networking, sponsoring legislation, investigating things...doing a lot of good work. But, most Californians have never heard of him and just give a negative rating because they don't know who he is.
We should be working on boosting Dems with unfairly low - irrationally low - approval ratings instead of stubbornly fighting to keep an aging and less effective Dem in place.
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Dianne Feinstein, 88, Failing to Recognize Senate Colleagues, Say Sources Fearing for Her Health [View all]
babylonsister
Apr 2022
OP
Having seen what nursing homes are like...I fully intend to leave on my own terms if I find
Demsrule86
Apr 2022
#42
Depending on your state, you may find it less difficult than you think. A friend's
niyad
Apr 2022
#63
Completely agree. However, reading into this reality of aging, why shift it to Newsome ?
Budi
Apr 2022
#23
Agree . Voting for our reps not having them appointed is a Democratic value. nt
delisen
Apr 2022
#24
I am not implying. I am speaking openly of my believe that voting is a democratic value.
delisen
Apr 2022
#94
And if a Republican gets elected because we fumbled this, we lose the Senate majority.
yardwork
Apr 2022
#38
She is neither dead nor disabled in a way that keeps her from filling her elected position
FBaggins
Apr 2022
#79
Oh, please. Do you believe those repug talking points? I sure hope you don't because...
brush
Apr 2022
#69
if you really watch incessantly, you would have heard her castigate the republicans
bigtree
Apr 2022
#37
This is so hard to read. I think Sen Feinstein should retire and go enjoy the last years of her life
iluvtennis
Apr 2022
#26
Dianne Feinstein, 88, Failing to Recognize Senate Colleagues, Say Sources Fearing for Her Health ...
Botany
Apr 2022
#40
The original article is in the San Francisco Chronicle, Feinstein's hometown paper
Spider Jerusalem
Apr 2022
#114
We have jungle primaries in CA, not ranked choice. I was not happy de Leon lost the general, I voted
Celerity
Apr 2022
#119
Perhaps it's time that the congress persons born when there were only 48 stars on the flag retired.
A HERETIC I AM
Apr 2022
#127