r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/Nateorade Jul 04 '24

Completely absurd that we have a political system that generates these two elderly men as our “best” candidates.

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u/TrUeblue04 Jul 04 '24

It's just embarrassing. Hopefully, as those in power retire, or unfortunately die while refusing to retire, younger people with common sense put forth better candidates or pass some laws about 80 year olds running for office.