A Political Post Devoid of Politics
On May 21, 2014, way before the American political arena was populated, I wrote a post advising Hillary Clinton not to run, based not on her political viability, but on her age and the difficulties we all encounter as we get older. Then here comes Bernie Sanders, who is now 74 and who would be 82 at the end of a second term, assuming he got one. Sure he looks pretty good now—they both do and they have both been facing the rigors of campaigning and riding around on buses and eating suspect food in diners. But there is a limit.
I swear I had figured that with the advent of Mr. Sanders it would be a good time to repeat my warnings, and by one of those co-incidences or synchronicities, today Ronni Bennett wrote a very a propos post, listing some of the ways we are robbed of time as the years go by. People who wrote comments were delighted to find themselves members of a club, sharing their experiences. I know I was. Forgetting how to spell: check, getting mixed up with numbers: check. And so on.
How does this play in the political arena? Bernie can't fly to Europe, Frau Merkel, because he's having a double bunionectomy. Hillary can't get to the phone, Mr. Putin, because it takes her so long to pee these days. If we pay heed to these and other examples in the comments, neither of them would get much done because they will both sleep longer and need naps.
I rest my case and am off to bed.
1 comment:
Beg to differ with you on several counts. I've worked with the adult population for many years and have encountered some truly active vital people into their nineties, certainly through their seventies and eighties. Aging is a highly individual thing, so who's to say how either Clinton or Sanders may be affected. Beware of ageism and am really surprised RB would generalize, but haven't read what she wrote. ;-)
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