Reply #116: hmm, i don't want a certain 76-year old representing me, therefore i want to ban hiring 40-year olds [View All]

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way to completely make crap up. no, i'm not in favor of age discrimination in hiring, nor do i think age should be a legal bar to elective office. i would certainly have voted for ted kennedy at any age, for instance, as he had all the attributes we've discussed except future presidential potential, but he obviously had seniority and was remarkably effective.

of course i want my senators and representatives to have other worthy attributes, but without senatorial clout and power, they would be ineffective. i want my them to vote well AND be effective.

nader's a firebrand and shows no interest or ability to put together winning coalitions, so i don't see him as effective at all in the clubby senate.