Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Diane Finestein Date:   4/18/2022 4:45:18 PM

Who is 88, has concerned several of her colleagues with her memory issues.  Apparently, in recent meetings she has had to be reintroduced to people particpating several times during the course of the meeting.  And apparently blames her staff about not beling briefed on things that they briefed her on.  

So when this is made public, she of course insists that there is nothing wrong with her memory and that she is doing an outstanding job representing her constituents.  It's the recent loss of her husband's fault she can't remember er, stuff. 

And who jumps in to support her claims - why of course it is another 80 year old - Nancy Pelosi, who seems to struggle herself.  

So what is keeping Diane Feinstein insisting that she is doing a great job and not retiring?  She's a wealthy woman - but she is also elgible for her pension, having served over 30 years; her health insurance; and whatever other bennies members of Congress get as they go out the door.  Well, she wouldn't have the power, she wouldn't have people kissing her butt, or hanging onto her words.  

At what point should these people be barred from running again and shown the door into retirement.  She's far from the only one in Congress who is in her 80s.  I think we need to re-establish a mandatory retirement age.  I remember when there was a mandatory retirement age of 70 - but of course that went away when age discrimination was invented.