There comes a time to pack it in. A good leader would have spent some time grooming a successor. Why am I not seeing that here, from either the D’s or the R’s ?
There’s an incalculable vanity to being a Member of Congress that is hard to describe, and apparently, harder still to relinquish gracefully.
Getting elected to the Senate when you’re in your 40s and riding that horse for 30+ years seems like a plush way to live.
It appears they do little actual work. I’d love to see how many hours per week Senators, and Reps too for that matter, spend at their desk. Can’t count fund raising dinners, lunches, etc. How many hours a week do they spend legislating? I’d be willing to bet it’s not even close to 40.