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When I see 85 I assume it's an obituary, not a retirement. Pelosi is retiring from Congress at 85 years old. This is obscenity. We need an age limit for government positions, and it's going to have to come from the ground up because they will never do it themselves.
Anyway, bye Nancy. You did suck.
Members of the House of Representatives serve a fixed term of 2 years. Nancy is in her 20th term. That means she had people vote for her for roughly 40 years.
This suggests that US drinking water systems still contain a significant amount of lead.
It's indicative of our primary system and how the major parties operate. Mitch McConnell is another good example of this. Same with Feinstein, and even RBG. Bernie Sanders is still in his seat. He's too old even if people like him. Pass the torch or watch it fall.
Mike Johnson: "Hold my beer."
I'm really concerned that the bar is so low now that voters are going to hold their noses for the midterm primaries and go for candidates somewhere in between Pelosi and Johnson "so they have a chance."
Well, you won't be missed.
She was awful, but she was also corrupt.
She had an amazing run as a day trader, a shame she got distracted by her sidegig in Congress.
Good riddance
Bye Felicia
Bye, Felicia.
Truly the worst in a highly contentious race. A testament to her awfulness. I do hope to read the obit soon
She was the worst… her legacy is a shit stain
100% agreed. And yet a tiny part of me roots for her because an even more vile creature currently soiling the White House hates her guts.
I know, but... The opportunity cost of her occupying that position! Imagine if we'd had someone actually willing to exercise power to rein in Trump, instead of someone making tut tut noises while conducting massive insider trading. She deserves all the dragging we can muster.
Was she really worse than the current piece of shit? I mean, it's possible, but hard to imagine. I feel like I wouldn't have to ask this though if it was true
Surely she did good things earlier in her career?
Oh absolutely, she did amazing on the stock market.