inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoEl-Sayed says Dems need to earn their mandate and take 'righteous risks'npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down10
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minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoThat’s a tough one. From what I hear there are reasons you don’t give Senate leadership to a new senator and pretty much all the senators not elected this election are of the super old variety AFAIK.
minus-squarebanshee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoAlong the same lines, would a 67 year old Senator have greater risk tolerance given their tenure and proximity to retirement?
minus-squareSwingingTheLamp@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoTo be fair, by Senate standards, he’s got another 30+ years in him.
minus-squarebanshee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoHa! They’re all thinking like Ricky Bobby: But with advances in modern science, and my high level of income, I mean, it’s not crazy to think I can’t live to be 245, maybe 300.
That’s a tough one. From what I hear there are reasons you don’t give Senate leadership to a new senator and pretty much all the senators not elected this election are of the super old variety AFAIK.
Along the same lines, would a 67 year old Senator have greater risk tolerance given their tenure and proximity to retirement?
To be fair, by Senate standards, he’s got another 30+ years in him.
Ha! They’re all thinking like Ricky Bobby: