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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Nov 25, 2016, 05:00 PM Nov 2016

For Democrats to recover, Nancy Pelosi and her team should go - By Dana Milbank

Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader, will be 77 next year. Steny Hoyer, her deputy, will be 78. Jim Clyburn, the No. 3 Democratic leader, will be 77.

Their current ages, if combined, would date back to 1787, the year George Washington presided over the signing of the Constitution.

It is time for them to go.

This is not to take away anything from their accomplishments. Hoyer is one of the most decent and genial people in politics. Pelosi, the first woman to be speaker of the House, has been enormously effective in unifying her Democratic caucus.

But let’s be honest. Barring a political earthquake, the next plausible chance for Democrats to take over the House is in 2022, after the 2020 Census and a redrawing of district lines that have protected Republicans. By then, Pelosi and Clyburn would be 83, Hoyer 84.

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For Democrats to recover, Nancy Pelosi and her team should go - By Dana Milbank (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2016 OP

We do need more energetic leadership.. Blanks Nov 2016 #1

Since when has adding ages together been relevant? TexasTowelie Nov 2016 #2

Great symbol: kicking out the last woman in US with any political power. (nt) JaneQPublic Nov 2016 #3

It is the political ability of the leader which is important, experience is necessary, Thinkingabout Nov 2016 #4

Blanks

(4,835 posts)

1. We do need more energetic leadership..

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 05:04 PM

Nov 2016

There is still plenty of opportunity for them to actually lead, advise etc.

They've been the face of the party for too long, we need younger people to lead the opposition.

TexasTowelie

(112,230 posts)

2. Since when has adding ages together been relevant?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 05:07 PM

Nov 2016

And if so, they could come up with the same result by adding the ages of five people in their fifties.

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)

3. Great symbol: kicking out the last woman in US with any political power. (nt)

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 05:08 PM

Nov 2016

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

4. It is the political ability of the leader which is important, experience is necessary,

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2016, 05:15 PM

Nov 2016

We need a very experienced person on procedures in the House. Telling those who has the experience it is time to go because of their age would not be good and since one of the protections we try to maintain is protection of older workers would be dropping our guard for the other groups we seek to protect.

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