Good thing he didnât run in 2016.
This, boys and girls, is why candidates like Biden and Sanders need to get real about their ages. The nation doesnât really need to be led by ailing people with declining faculties and failing judgment.
I think I know to whom you allude. 
When it comes to judgment, some of our leaders never did have far to fall, of course. Itâs a short trip from âhorrendousâ to âcatastrophic.â
âŚis why you donât use your âmodernâ bathroomâ with its slippery surfaces, poorly installed towel bars and inflexible granite corners as a substitute workout room.
Harry was Old School. Still love himâŚ
"Reid testified last week his injuries were âthe main factorâ why he decided not to seek a sixth Senate term in 2016. Quiat, however, showed the jury a 2015 video news release in which Reid said his decision not to run had âabsolutely nothing to do with my injury.â
"A liar should have a good memory.
Quintilian, "I feel badly for him.
It is certainly an unhappy circumstance to lose an eye because of exercising but this is basically Old man loses balance, sues Gravity.
This case is not like I had imagined it from the coverage. I thought he had somehow tripped on a treadmill.
Do we know how much he was suing for? This borders on a frivolous lawsuit.
âMy clients stand behind their productâŚthey dare not stand in front of it.â
It appears that there are members of our society who no longer appreciate the wisdom acquired during aging.
So, what is the mandatory age you believe to be suitable for forced retirement for politicians? Would you also enforce that for other professions? If not age, then what is the metric you would use to characterize âtoo oldâ? At what age would you be willing to admit that you are no longer worthy of contributing to society in the political theater or in your chosen profession?
I would think that in a democratic society, the voters should be the ones to make that decision. What if the voters want an old coot to represent them? We allow the voters to elect horses asses, e.g. Gaetz, Gohmert, so why not allow them to elect dotards? What if one of those newly elected so-called dotards just so happens to show him/herself to be a true political genius?
I ask because I happen to know of at least one exceptionally old man who is still considered by many to be at the top of his âgameâ in his fields of expertise.
You might say that Iâm asking for a friend.
At any age you choose to vote them out, and for any reason, even advanced age.
Thatâs the way it works, deal with it
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So, what is the mandatory age you believe to be suitable for forced retirement for politicians?[/quote]The age at which they start to show unmistakable signs of age-related poor judgment. Like Trump, all the time. Like Reagan, for his entire second term. Like Reid, using his exercise gear improperly despite the efforts of others to get him on the right track.
Iâm 66, and wouldnât consider running for the Presidency. This is not a job for old men, or even old-ish men. Iâm still fit enough mentally to write software, and fit enough physically to go on long hikes in the Alps. But being President requires more than that.
Iâm not only fine with that, I agree wholeheartedly. I think Iâm dealing with it fine and dandy, that you very much.
Since you asked, I donât think there should be a mandatory retirement age for Congress. One doddering idiot more or less isnât going to bring the Republic to ruin.
But President? Absofuckinglutely. Too many people who were as sharp as ever up to a certain age, start losing their edge in their 70s and most definitely their 80s.
How about 75 for the max age for being President? If not that, then 80 for sure. Iâve been around too many people who were fine at 80 but started losing it in the next two or three years.
If theyâre in office when they hit the mandatory retirement age, then the VP takes over. If the VP is also too old, then the Speaker of the House takes over. And so forth.
I believe that from an intellectual and physical standpoint that I could handle the stresses and challenges of the job for four years. HOWEVER, there is no way in hell that I would ever accept the job, because I lack the patience to deal with corrupt idiots, and we have too damn many of them. The corrupt idiocy in DC is chronic. It is one thing to deal with dysfunction, but quite another to deal with those that actually like and use that dysfunction for the goal of doing nothing but maintaining their own power to the uselessness of all else. Yes, We The People elect corrupt idiots to represent us, because a lot of our constituents are easily propagandized, and we now have media organizations who strive to maintain their ignorance. We have too few Republicans who are interested in the good of the country, and one need only observe the lack of oversight from 2017 to 2019 to know that.
To be a good President nowadays requires the patience of Job. Obama had that, but Iâm pretty certain that he had more than his fill from time to time. Barack is 57 now. If the Constitution allowed it, I would vote for him on election day in 2020 when heâd be 59, and if he felt up for it, Iâd vote for him in 2036 when heâd be 75. If he still felt capable, Iâd do it again in 2040 and 2044. But the Constitution precludes that, and besides, Iâll be long dead before then.
Consider this: How old was Nelson Mandela when he took the reins of power in South Africa? Born 1918. Elected President 1994. Served as President until 1999. Consider what he had to deal with and what he accomplished. When you consider what he dealt with throughout his life, you should also understand that his physical age likely exceeded his chronological age. As such, I think Mandela is a good example to refute ageism.
Itâs extremely important that we find a President who is capable of administrating government and reaching consensus, but that wonât happen until we have parties who are willing to reach consensus. I donât think that will happen soon, because we have large Reich-wing media outlets and ignorant, fearful constituents who are easily propagandized. Something big is going to have to happen to address that.
Sorry, too arbitrary.
It is a terrible feeling when someone youâve known forever canât retain memory. Itâs been fodder for comedians forever but until it happens to someone close, thereâs just no way to prepare for the shock.
The thing that gets me is, how normal this is. When theyâre 82, say, youâll still be enjoying their company as you always have, but one day youâll be helping them balance their checkbook and the credit card bill seems awfully high. You look at the statement, and itâs apparent that every time theyâve gotten a phone solicitation from some charity, theyâve contributed. You look at the previous monthâs statement, itâs the same: dozens of contributions each month.
With Granny or Grandpa, you figure out how to manage this, because they can still fix their meals, go to the grocery store, etc. on their own, though maybe only for another few years.
But imagine a President going through that stage of life.