I must respectfully disagree. If he had known when to quit, he would not have offered for a second term. Yes--FDR was crippled, but he was not 80 when elected to his last term. He was extremely ill--so ill that when Truman had lunch with him he said he saw death on his face and noted that FDR had great difficulty stirring his coffee. Kno…
I must respectfully disagree. If he had known when to quit, he would not have offered for a second term. Yes--FDR was crippled, but he was not 80 when elected to his last term. He was extremely ill--so ill that when Truman had lunch with him he said he saw death on his face and noted that FDR had great difficulty stirring his coffee. Knowing when to quit is hard. Lots of outstanding people don't have that knowledge--among them RBG and Willie Mays!
Not bad-mouthing at all . ..merely noting that even many of the greatest have feet of clay. I yield to no one in my admiration of RBG; however, had she retired during Obama's terms, she could have been replaced by another progressive. Her staying on through Trump cost the progressive bloc a critical seat. As for Willie, the greatest position player of all time, he stayed on for a couple of barely-over-.200 seasons at the end. Why? He couldn't have needed either the money or the glory. FDR was another who stayed on too long, running for a 4th term when he was clearly dying. Very sad.
I must respectfully disagree. If he had known when to quit, he would not have offered for a second term. Yes--FDR was crippled, but he was not 80 when elected to his last term. He was extremely ill--so ill that when Truman had lunch with him he said he saw death on his face and noted that FDR had great difficulty stirring his coffee. Knowing when to quit is hard. Lots of outstanding people don't have that knowledge--among them RBG and Willie Mays!
Bad mouthing RBG and Willie Mays? Leave them alone.
Not bad-mouthing at all . ..merely noting that even many of the greatest have feet of clay. I yield to no one in my admiration of RBG; however, had she retired during Obama's terms, she could have been replaced by another progressive. Her staying on through Trump cost the progressive bloc a critical seat. As for Willie, the greatest position player of all time, he stayed on for a couple of barely-over-.200 seasons at the end. Why? He couldn't have needed either the money or the glory. FDR was another who stayed on too long, running for a 4th term when he was clearly dying. Very sad.