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In reply to the discussion: Dear Senator Dianne Feinstein: This is not about you. [View all]pinkstarburst
(1,327 posts)88. She's 89. If Biden runs for a second term
he will be 86 at the end of his second term, only 3 years younger than Feinstein is now.
I hate to say it, but seeing how Feinstein is unable to do the job now, and is unwilling to step aside, and is hurting the nation because of it, may impact voters in 2024. I don't know what the answer is, but it's something that should be considered. We can't just keep saying "that's ageism, be ashamed of yourself" and blah blah blah. You can yell at people on DU and shame them into not posting, but when it comes time to go to the ballot box, people can vote however they like, or not vote at all if they don't feel confident about a candidate.
And I am concerned about Biden's age just like Feinstein's. Sorry. I said it.
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I will tell you what we are paying for, those self-identifed progressives who refused to vote for
JohnSJ
Apr 2023
#18
Really? The SC was at stake. Which part of that didn't those stupid voters understand? In every
JohnSJ
Apr 2023
#90
The US is facing one of the most serious times in our history. We need all hands onboard.
Irish_Dem
Apr 2023
#4
I think those reports, like the overwrought reports about Feinstein (and McConnell)
onenote
Apr 2023
#114
So as far as you're concerned, she's totally sane, right in the head, and
NotVeryImportant
Apr 2023
#115
So far as I'm concerned, apart from being unable to participate after she got shingles,
onenote
Apr 2023
#116
This is totally what it's about. There could have been respectful conversations with
Nixie
Apr 2023
#15
Thanks to you also for your very informative posts and exposing the distortions that
Nixie
Apr 2023
#27
Your posts have been so incredibly informative and completely expose the disinformation
Nixie
Apr 2023
#26
Thanks again for your factual posts that counter the hyperbolic ridiculousness DU is so prone to.
emulatorloo
Apr 2023
#67
You're absolutely right. These kinds of threads are not only reasonable discussion,
FoxNewsSucks
Apr 2023
#45
"Of the 58 votes Feinstein has missed while ill, 25 were for judicial nominees..."
SunSeeker
Apr 2023
#50
how is so pressing when there are still nominees waiting for votes from the full Senate?
bigtree
Apr 2023
#73
Give me one example of a judicial nominee who hasn't been confirmed because of Feinstein's absence?
onenote
Apr 2023
#16
Thank-you. In addition, she will be back soon. She has also instructed Schumer is she is needed on
JohnSJ
Apr 2023
#21
Good. And that needs to keep up, or even increase. NOT come to a standstill.
FoxNewsSucks
Apr 2023
#48
Then shouldn't pressure be put on Schumer to bring the 18 pending nominations to the floor?
onenote
Apr 2023
#57
Whether she resigns or just leaves the judiciary committee, we're still screwed
Fiendish Thingy
Apr 2023
#34
Same here. And said he did a "masterful job" on that hearing while hugging him.
FoxNewsSucks
Apr 2023
#49
Cyrano said perfectly what I have been thinking. Nicely done. I just want to add that a significant
flashman13
Apr 2023
#38
Just a guess, but some of the same folks declaring Feinstein incapable of recovering
onenote
Apr 2023
#105