we might end up with President Pelosi.
That said, I'm nearly 60 and have a very knowledge-heavy technical position. I'm hiring a newbie to transfer all that institutional knowledge to over the next six years.
I don't think Pelosi has six years before she gets into the 'bad old' stage of life, though like Ginsberg she could surprise us. But the warranty on your body ends pretty much at age 60. It ain't 'the new 40.' It is sixty. You, at best, have maybe 20 good years left. And Nancy is 79, I believe.
She will be the speaker, and should - for a time. But the whole top Dem power structure needs to be bringing along these younger people. That has been one of the major faults of this party - the leadership is very much on the old side, and we have some really, really good younger Dems that are now in office, but someone needs to reach down and help them grow. Look at Acacio-Cortez. She has made some fundamental faux-pas - just because she doesn't seem to have anyone telling her, hey, maybe you should say it this way. Look at Sharice Davids in KS Dist. 4. Two Muslim members of Congress now. Lots of women.
C'mon Dem leaders, bring these young ones along - really begin transferring the institutional knowledge. No one is ever really ready for a high leadership position, are they? But what we can say is that a person of quality and character will grow into the position rapidly.
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As to this whole thread, allow me a rhetorical question for all of you: Is anyone really ready to be Speaker? Majority Whip? Majority Leader? Minority Whip, Minority Leader.....President?
I mean, look at Obama - arguably the BEST president of my lifetime, in my eyes right up there with FDR and even Kennedy. Hell, he was young and very untried when he was elected. We can even say unready. Maybe. But his character...that carried him, and he rapidly grew into a great president. Think about when the guy took office - the world's economy was literally falling apart. He had like NO room for any kind of 'shakedown cruise.' He had to hit the ground running, and he DID. He surrounded himself with good, solid, very smart people and got in there and did the job. He saved this world from depression and gave us a good start toward a national health care system - yeah, needs improvement, but was a heck of a lot better than what we had.
So can we really say these young people 'aren't ready?' Instead, should we look for the character, the moral basis, that will allow them to move forward on principle?
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