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Here We Go Again. Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dies in Office
Why was she even allowed to continue in office when she was on the brink of death?
Well, it’s happened again. An ailing, elderly public figure who has been asked repeatedly to retire, refuses, and dies in office at the most inopportune time, causing damage to their party and, most importantly, to the country.
First, we had Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who didn’t want to retire and hoped that Hillary would win in 2016. She didn’t and RBG died right before the 2020 election, allowing Trump to make a third Supreme Court pick and doom important rights like abortion and affirmative action.
And now we have Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who also refused to retire and even thought for a while that she would run for re-election in 2024. She died on September 29 instead, at a time when Democrats need every vote they can muster because the country is facing the real possibility of a government shutdown.
I’m really sorry that it was two women who died in office instead of retiring with dignity. There are plenty of men in Congress (lookin’ at you, Mitch McConnell) who should retire rather than grimly hanging on until their last breath.
