LOVE OF DEMOCRACY Pretty old but the older I got the more progressive I became. A good book, coffee, a cookie and I'm set. Ridiculous rule follower: I cross at crosswalks, return my grocery carts and clean my lint filter after each use.
I think we all agree age limits should be set. However with that said there are still really sharp seniors. I don’t think it’s as much age as ideas that are unable to keep up with today’s World.
An underappreciated aspect of Democratic leaders' 'age problem' is the shame of aging in a society that equates worth with productivity. That shame is shaping who stays, who steps aside, and who steps up, and it’s already altering the political landscape ahead of 2026.
I think we all agree age limits should be set. However with that said there are still really sharp seniors. I don’t think it’s as much age as ideas that are unable to keep up with today’s World.
Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."