Posted by
Furious on Thursday, July 10, 2008 3:42:21 PM
I was listening to someone on the radio the other day who mentioned that Justice John Paul Stevens might retire soon, because before the next election cycle hits-the man would be 92.
That, I guess, is the new retirement age. Good God! According to the life statistics I’ve seen recently, the guy should have died 20 years ago! And he still sits in judgment on our highest court.
Liberals simply do not ever retire. They think of themselves, I guess, as irreplaceable. A few more examples….
Teddy Kennedy’s days are truly numbered and he was hailed as a conquering hero when he returned to the Senate floor the other day. He says, “aye” over a predictably bloated Medicare bill that never really was in danger of being defeated and the press says he saved Medicare. Yeah. Right.
But this guy still wields power and probably will until he is officially declared dead. Then, of course, those fair minded folk from The People’s Republic of Taxachusetts, will elect his hand picked successor… probably another Kennedy. After all, it is a Kennedy seat forever, don’t you know; not a Massachusetts seat. Teddy’s power may well influence his state long after his death. There are lots of Kennedys available. Kennedy -Kerry, same thing.
Teddy, go home to your family and get to know them with the days you have left.
Somehow the nation will survive your demise.
One could argue that Robert Byrd had left us years ago when he first began his babbling incoherent speeches from the Senate floor. But he stayed and stayed. Maybe there weren’t enough Robert Byrd landmarks in West Virginia yet that delayed the man’s retirement? Did I miss his obit? If so, forgive my ignorance.
Tim Johnson, another liberal, suffered a considerable stroke, yet maintains his seat. I don’t believe the poor man can speak, but his seat is preserved by his colleagues. How is he serving his people? He can’t be replaced?
Frank Lautenberg contributes nothing and often speaks in circles, due to his advanced years, yet he keeps another liberal seat warm. Remember how old Frank regained his seat? He retired once. Does anyone remember Torricelli? Does anyone remember the scandal? Does anyone recall how the Jersey election laws were swept aside by the overtly partisan N.J. Supreme Court when it almost looked like a Republican pick-up?
Who would argue with the point that even Arlen Specter, the liberal Republican, should retire. The man must have other interests. How can any rational person actually believe that government service is more valuable than anything else? Where is that written? Maybe he could get a hobby, do some travelling, golf, spend time with his grandchildren, start up a benevolent organization, or anything. But he runs between chemo therapy sessions and Senate sessions and we are to admire the man. It only makes me distrust the man more. Arlen, go home. You and your friends are indeed mortal. We will survive without your brilliance.
These people NEVER retire. The Senate and the Courts are beginning to look like the Wednesday night bingo games at Shady Serenity Manor.( With all due respect to the seniors who may be housed there.)
Why we demand term limits on our President and airline captains, yet why we allow sick, brain challenged, incompetent and sometimes dangerous old fools to run our other affairs is beyond my comprehension.
However it does appear that conservatives are far more likely to get out of public service and re-enter the private world much more so than the liberals. Generally, conservatives have real lives, outside of the government. Liberals make government their life.
The basic conservative principle that promotes individual responsibility, accountability and simply less arrogance than their liberal counterparts explains much of this. I guess liberals still believe that government is the answer and the people are incapable of governing themselves. The conservatives know that government is often the cause of the problem and grow weary over of the power grab, Washington games.
I predict one day in the not too distant future, a mad (liberal) scientist will discover a way for the DNA of Kennedy or Byrd or maybe even L.B.J to somehow, once again roam the halls of our Senate. Maybe in robot form or maybe a clone? When that happens, elections will be unnecessary. Instead of voting, we can all just say: “aye’. Then the metamorphosis from a two party nation into a one party state will be complete. If we are not given a choice-It is impossible to choose. For example: in all of New England, I believe there is but one Republican member of our Congress. One party rule is like a monopoly. Dangerous and quite often corrupt, since there is no opposition.
So, the fact that liberal politicians almost never retire and the virtual lock-step voting pattern that these people have; it may not be long before we become France.
Well, almost. It would be more like France with Spanish as the official language.