Dianne Feinstein has been a trailblazer for women in politics. But a public servant needs to serve the public—and the 89-year-old senator is no longer doing that. MollyJongFast reports:
who won reelection in November at age 89, will be 95 when his term ends. But here’s the thing: “They” should have gone after men too, if the men weren’t able to do their jobs. This is not about ageism or about feminism; this is about holding public servants to the same standards we hold everyone else to.
When someone is unable or unwilling to do their job, they resign—or can be expected to be fired. This is the way of life in America. It’s grim, but it’s what we do here. Imagine a world where we “hold” jobs for people who are likely never going to get back to them anyway. Your bus has no driver, your coffee place has no cashier, you go to your doctor appointment and the doctor is not there.
did this week following treatment for clinical depression. In the case of Feinstein, however, her current medical condition, and the uncertainty about when she could return, follows years of questions about her fitness to serve.
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