Why do we have such elderly people in control of our country that them tripping is newsworthy?
Because it is easier to defend a sitting candidate than advance a new one, and the corporate oligarchs that manage our democracy prefer reliability to efficiency.
Besides, what is the House/Senate not doing that the ruling class might want them to do? They all vote exactly how they’re told.
Maybe our leadership shouldn’t be frail, brittle-boned octogenarians?
So long as the paymasters are getting what they demand, who cares?
The purpose of Congress is to gatekeep the legislative process, not to look young and pretty.
Because it is easier to defend a sitting candidate than advance a new one, and the corporate oligarchs that manage our democracy prefer reliability to efficiency.
Besides, what is the House/Senate not doing that the ruling class might want them to do? They all vote exactly how they’re told.
So long as the paymasters are getting what they demand, who cares?
The purpose of Congress is to gatekeep the legislative process, not to look young and pretty.