John Dingell Retirement

[Cincinnati_Kid]

From what I know of her [[I don't live in MI) she is a very talented person.

P.S. I don' think you are using nepotism correctly. She'll be elected in her own right and not being appointed to a job by her husband.

Nepotism is what the Ford family did with their automobile company. "you go the blood [[relation), you got the job..."

Thanks for the correction, but it sounds close enough to me. Doesn't matter if she's appointed or not.

[noise]

Term limits are a huge mistake. Can't we see that now? Our current state representatives just barely get a chance to understand the real issues and how to wield power -- and then we whack them.

Dingell [[albeit at fed level) shows the value of long-term service. I didn't agree with him a lot, but he was a great representative who knew his district, and knew how to look out for our interests.

Boo to term limits. Its a lot like minimum wage. Sounds good, but in the end hurts far more than it helps.

I understand this thought. How much does a new employee in a vastly different environment/culture than what they're used to really accomplish at the beginning?

And with term limits, we'd potentially only have new employees.

[noise]

Thanks for the correction, but it sounds close enough to me. Doesn't matter if she's appointed or not.

If everyone else agreed with you, she wouldn't be elected.

She has a relatively impressive resume. Perhaps more so than many other current reps.

[Cincinnati_Kid]

If everyone else agreed with you, she wouldn't be elected.

She has a relatively impressive resume. Perhaps more so than many other current reps.

Bingo !! Now we're getting somewhere.

[Barbara_10]

Term limits are desperately needed so these greedy chumps can’t make it a long-term career out of screwing the American people as politicians.

Amen!
The Supreme Court as well.

[Cliffy]

I used to be in favor of term limits then I look at the Michigan legislature and LOL. That is probably some of the most inept people ever. I mean you got the right wing morons from the west who have no hearts and will sell their mom for a quarter and then you got Coleman Young JR and that other guy with all the felonies from Harper Woods who aren't even qualified to sweep a floor. I'll take a career politician over those guys any day.

[ABetterDetroit]

Amen!
The Supreme Court as well.

Very good point on the subject, thru- old age and into death you are qualified for one of the most critical post in our system? I respect my elders but come on, I don't want a 80 year old setting national policy for decades

[Hypestyles]

term limits are a mixed bag- depending on how cynical you are, it's one extreme of putting these positions in the hands of job-jumping hucksters, then on the other extreme you've got quasi-bosses with a "fiefdom" who overstay their welcome and who scarcely seem to bring tactile change/prosperity.