America’s Geriatric Political Circus: A Country Held Hostage by Its Own Bad Habits
Jon Stewart’s segment on Lindsey Graham’s death wasn’t just comedy. It was a reminder of how ridiculous it’s become that the people running the country are closer to hospice care than to the realities of the world they’re legislating. Graham’s death wasn’t surprising. What’s surprising is how many members of Congress die in office because they simply never leave.
The numbers alone should embarrass anyone who still believes this is a modern democracy. The average age in the U.S. Senate is about sixtyfour. The average age in the House is about fifty‑eight. That’s not a government that reflects…
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