Two long-term House Democrats retire from Congress; Meanwhile 78 year old John McCain is looking to - Polidicks

[quote][B][U]Two longtime House Democrats to retire[/U][/B] Washington (CNN) - Two longtime House Democrats–Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York and Rep. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina–announced Wednesday they won't seek re-election in November. Their decisions bring the total number of House Democratic retirements to three. On the other side of the aisle, nine House Republicans have announced they're retiring after 2014. McCarthy said Wednesday in a statement she won't run for a 10th term representing her district in Long Island. "I am very proud of the many accomplishments my colleagues and I have achieved, and am grateful to my family, my staff and all the countless volunteers and supporters with whom I have worked during my time in office," McCarthy said in a statement.[/quote] [quote][B][U]McCain 'looking very seriously' at sixth Senate run[/U][/B] (CNN) – While a majority of members in Congress are focusing on the 2014 midterm elections, one Senator is looking ahead toward his potential 2016 re-election plans. Sen. John McCain said he is still "looking very seriously" at a sixth Senate run in 2016 during an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Monday night. "I think there is a lot going on. I'm at the top of my game so I'm very happy to have the chance," McCain said. [B]He will be 80 years old on Election Day in November 2016.[/B] In October, he also said he was "seriously thinking" about running for another term. The Arizona Republican easily held his seat in the 2010 election against Democrat challenger Rodney Glassman. He faced a more challenging contest leading up to that in the GOP primary against former Rep. J.D. Hayworth.[/quote] [url]http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/08/two-longtime-house-democrats-to-retire/[/url] [url]http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/07/mccain-looking-very-seriously-at-sixth-senate-run/[/url]

senile old fuck running the country, at least he's not as bad as mcconnell [t]http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mitch-mcconnell-09081-1.jpeg[/t] duuh

[QUOTE=Sableye;43477715]senile old fuck running the country[/QUOTE] How is this any different than pure racism (obviously not racism, but it's the same line of thinking)? Calling people out for just being old. Do you have any actual evidence for him not being in his right mind and capable of clear thought? You are part of X group, therefore you're stupid/an idiot/worse than Y group/etc.

[QUOTE=sgman91;43477741]How is this any different than pure racism (obviously not racism, but it's the same line of thinking)? Calling people out for just being old. Do you have any actual evidence for him not being in his right mind and capable of clear thought? You are part of X group, therefore you're stupid/an idiot/worse than Y group/etc.[/QUOTE] Although I do agree with you, I do have to say it's fairly common knowledge that the people running our country are backwards old men and women who have no relevancy to many of today's issues. It's like the issues over net neutrality and legislation dealing with such things are completely foreign to most of these people. I personally feel we should have young -- but qualified individuals running the country as they have more of a grasp on today's issues.

or maybe people of all ages not trying to zing you tho

[QUOTE=Justjake274;43478031]or maybe people of all ages not trying to zing you tho[/QUOTE] As long as said people are capable and can prove an awareness and understanding of modern issues, ie; technology and the like.

[QUOTE=Bredirish123;43477959]I personally feel we should have young -- but qualified individuals running the country as they have more of a grasp on today's issues.[/QUOTE] There are plenty of young people who I'm sure you would disagree with on the same level, if not more strongly, then the old people currently in congress. I would rather have the best people. I don't care about their gender, their age, their race, or their religion. The fact that you put value on youth, no matter the values carried by the person, is pure bigotry. It's literally no better then saying, "I personally feel we should have whites -- but qualified individuals running the country as they have more of a grasp on today's issues."

Ideally no one over the age of like 60 should be in congress. Be like air traffic controllers. Have to be under an age to get in, but then forced out at another age. Keeps the views recent

[QUOTE=areolop;43478755]Ideally no one over the age of like 60 should be in congress. Be like air traffic controllers. Have to be under an age to get in, but then forced out at another age. Keeps the views recent[/QUOTE] Or just make term limits.

[QUOTE=sgman91;43478627]There are plenty of young people who I'm sure you would disagree with on the same level, if not more strongly, then the old people currently in congress. I would rather have the best people. I don't care about their gender, their age, their race, or their religion. The fact that you put value on youth, no matter the values carried by the person, is pure bigotry. It's literally no better then saying, "I personally feel we should have whites -- but qualified individuals running the country as they have more of a grasp on today's issues."[/QUOTE] The best people aren't people that are 80. Regardless of their knowledge. If they can't even send an email they shouldn't run a country of people based on old ideas.

[QUOTE=sgman91;43477741]How is this any different than pure racism (obviously not racism, but it's the same line of thinking)? Calling people out for just being old. Do you have any actual evidence for him not being in his right mind and capable of clear thought? You are part of X group, therefore you're stupid/an idiot/worse than Y group/etc.[/QUOTE] isn't it general knowledge that your mental faculties decay as you age? not EVERYONE of a certain age is a "senile old fuck" but enough of them are that it's not worth jumping on the poor guy just for making that assumption (especially the ones running the country)

[QUOTE=alexguydude;43478966]The best people aren't people that are 80. Regardless of their knowledge. If they can't even send an email they shouldn't run a country of people based on old ideas.[/QUOTE] Does McCain not know how to email or did you just throw that in there to be ageist