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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Feb 18

    Dan McLaughlin Retweeted James R. Copland

    We should be skeptical of anyone running for president after age 70, or for the Senate after age 80. Reagan had to prove he could do the job in his 70s, & Reagan was unusually vigorous.https://twitter.com/JamesRCopland/status/1362443239652007937 …

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    James R. Copland @JamesRCopland
    I personally think all the 70+ candidates are too old for the presidency. https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1362439458176585730 …
    8:59 AM - 18 Feb 2021
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      1. LJWL‏ @ljwlmc08 Feb 18
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        unless they’re LDS

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      2. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Feb 18
        Replying to @ARKloster

        Presidents have far more individual discretionary power, management authority, foreign & national security responsibility than legislators. 4-yr term vs 2-yrs for House/SEN leaders. Both have a sell-by date, but an aged POTUS is a more dramatic problem.

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      2. BH‏ @Benignuman Feb 18
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        Reagan also had cognitive decline in his second term.

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      3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Feb 18
        Replying to @Benignuman

        He was slowing down by the end. He was, however, extraordinarily effective in his last year+ in office.

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      1. Ithizar‏ @ithizar Feb 18
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        What would you think of a maximum age for office, just like the minimums that we currently have?

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      1. Joshua Mercer  🇺🇸‏ @joshuamercer Feb 18
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        Might be time to consider a "80 is enough" mandatory retirement age for Congress, White House, and the Supreme Court. Have it go into effect 10 years after ratification.

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      2. JW‏ @JWB1824 Feb 18
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        The risk of sudden disability/death rises dramatically after 65, but statistics on age and health are largely based on data from the Greatest Generation who experienced severe depravations during the Depression and WW2. Boomers & beyond are healthier and have better health care.

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      3. JW‏ @JWB1824 Feb 18
        Replying to @JWB1824 @baseballcrank

        I think the greatest risk with a 70+ presidency is a cognitively disabled president who is a figurehead, with real policy decisions, etc., being made by people behind the scenes. See Woodrow/Edith Wilson for an example.

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      2. Kerry Foley‏ @KFoley203 Feb 18
        Replying to @baseballcrank

        Watching Sen. Leahy preside over the impeachment trial made me feel like there should be an upper age limit. But I'd still take him over a Sen. Hawley every single time.

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      3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Feb 18
        Replying to @KFoley203

        I thought Leahy was too old & slow for his job when I watched the Clarence Thomas hearings, and that was 30 years ago.

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