Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat, dies at 80

Experience with what? Electricity?

Shoot. You’re right. Source: You’re my state rep 😂

And her name is?

I'm pretty sure it's more than 6 years past retirement at this point. 

Not this guy.  Average age of this Congress is 59 from what I saw.

When they go?!?

You know that fat cocksucker says I look like the Shah of Iran??

To the victor, goes the spoils

Anyway....$4 a pound

At least Bernie isn’t a corporate stooge pushing regressive policy. That’s the issue with the old guard. 

It's not a matter of starting to run for office, it's about how people vote. If you have five challengers every time and the constituency votes for the same person, that's not on the people running.

Bernie is possibly the exception to the rule. The man is sharp and has been a beacon of progressivism his whole career. I sure wish there were more like him so he could retire.

Yeah but then you don’t get kickbacks and lose power and influence.

He couldn't really talk anymore though.

I personally agree but I'm not the type to be a politician in the first place

It’s insane when you realize the voters ARE the party. The leadership has it backwards so we need a tea party moment

Ah yes the superdelegates argument. F****** democrats love to tip the scales in favor of corporate interests

Kind of a weird argument to make for Hillary when her competition in the primary was 6 years older lol

With how old some of these fucks are, I feel that it was skewed from before and likely quite a bit lower now.

Yup, there's a reason incumbents _usually_ win unless something drastic happens.

One movie I enjoy is "The Distinguished Gentleman", a 90s Eddie Murphy comedy that is basically... this. LOL >Florida con man Thomas Jefferson Johnson (Eddie Murphy) crosses paths with Congressman Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Johnson at a party and becomes intrigued after overhearing just how wealthy members of Congress can become through corruption. After Congressman Johnson dies of a heart attack while having adulterous sex with a young staffer, con man Johnson decides to run for Congress in the election to replace him to take advantage of money from lobbyists. Omitting his first name, and abbreviating his middle name, he calls himself "Jeff" Johnson. He then manages to get on the ballot by pitching a seniors organization, the Silver Foxes, to endorse him. >Once on the election ballot, he uses the dead Congressman's old campaign material and runs a low budget campaign that appeals to name recognition, figuring most people do not pay much attention and simply vote for the "name you know." He wins a slim victory and is off to Washington, a place where the "streets are lined with gold." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Distinguished_Gentleman The ending has a bit of comedic irony too, considering today's political climate. Murphy's character (being a small time conman) learns throughout the movie how deep the cons and corruption in DC politics go (as compared to what he has done), and Murphy's character decides to fight back. Eventually, at the end of the movie, Murphy's character has his full criminal record exposed to the public, and it looks like Congress will vote to expel him. But... >As the film ends, it appears likely that Johnson will be thrown out of Congress on account of his previously unknown criminal record, but he defiantly declares, "I'm gonna run for President!" then breaking the fourth wall. Imagine, a known conman with a lengthy criminal rapsheet, being president and living in the White House. Ha ha ha.

This is the mistake we make. If I recognize your name, I’m voting you out.

I mean it is now 67 for full social security benefits and 72 for max social security benefits