#aging-politicians

#aging-politicians

Though the 83-year-old (who will turn 84 in two weeks) is rarely spotted in the Capitol these days, his vocal opposition to President Donald Trump on a myriad of issues is louder and more present than ever when deemed useful for the motivated liberal press. For instance, McConnell was quoted far and wide last month after he criticized Trump's desire to acquire Greenland, a move the Kentuckian suggested would "incinerate" the threadbare alliance that remains between the United States and NATO.

More than almost anyone else in Washington, Nancy Pelosi earned the right to consider herself indispensable. As speaker of the House - the first woman to hold that title - she was masterful at holding a fractious and heterogenous Democratic coalition together. Without her, we probably wouldn't have the Affordable Care Act. She regularly showed excellent judgment, including on the Iraq War, which she was one of few leading Democrats to vote against.