Jason Lefkowitz on Nostr: There is a classic problem here in that, while it seems inarguable that a Member of ...

There is a classic problem here in that, while it seems inarguable that a Member of Congress who is living in a memory care facility shouldn't be a Member of Congress anymore, none of their people will have any incentive to make that happen.

Careers are made in politics by hitching your wagon to a star. Staffers can go their entire working lives supporting a single politico, following them from office to office, moving up as The Boss moves up.

If The Boss becomes incapacitated, their whole career is therefore suddenly at risk. So they have every incentive to cover it up, if they can, for as long as they can.

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