America, we need to have a bit of a difficult conversation. Yeah, the one that most siblings with older parents’ call… ‘The Talk’. It’s the discussion you have when you come face to face with the reality that old age is a heartless mofo who comes for everybody, and now something needs to be done. We as a country have lied to ourselves long enough. Are there 100-year-old kung fu masters with the mental toughness of a supercomputer? Maybe. Not going to rule that out. However, yesterday Mitch McConnell had a moment at the podium that many are calling a seizure. Who knows? Dude is no spring chicken. Dianne Feinstein is getting wheeled around for votes in the senate at the impressive age of 90. But are these the people we want in office, dealing things get dicey?

As much as I don’t like the idea of term limits, we might have to discuss it. Evidently these elderly politicians don’t have families that care about them. McConnell had a possible stroke on camera yesterday and I think he’s back at work today! And who puts a 90-year-old woman who just had a medical scare in a wheelchair and pushes her to the office? WTF? So, let’s at least have the term limit talk. Maybe someone will get the hint at least.

I’m sure these elder statesmen love the gig and never want to stop. Just like my mom, who loved gardening. She didn’t want to stop that either. But guess what? Time had different thoughts. It just wasn’t going to work anymore, safely. Those days were pretty much over. And we had ‘the talk’. New hobbies were acquired. It wasn’t the end of the world. And with these politicians who are still in power, the end of the world is actually a possibility. Not cool. So, step America. When you see a politician who’s not looking like they’re in the best of shape, vote for someone else. You can do it. Everyone will be thankful. Including the 90-year-old in the wheelchair who can spend more time with the great grand kids and not making decisions about TikTok.