Democratic Insiders Quietly Admit Longtime Senator Is in Serious Mental Decline
By Richard Moorhead
April 14, 2022 at 10:23am
Concerned Democrats are whispering about the cognitive decline of powerful Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a progressive who represents California.
Party insiders spoke of their concerns to the San Francisco Chronicle, recounting incidents of memory loss in conversations with Feinstein.
“It’s bad, and it’s getting worse,” one Democratic senator told the newspaper.
Another anonymous insider identified as a lawmaker by the Chronicle admitted that Feinstein’s capabilities have declined from her prime.
“I have worked with her for a long time and long enough to know what she was like just a few years ago: always in command, always in charge, on top of the details, basically couldn’t resist a conversation where she was driving some bill or some idea.”
“All of that is gone,” said the member of Congress, who spoke only on condition of not being identified in any way, according to the Chronicle.
“She was an intellectual and political force not that long ago, and that’s why my encounter with her was so jarring. Because there was just no trace of that.”
The lawmaker recounted having to introduce themselves to Feinstein several times in one conversation, with the episode serious enough that they’ve considered the possibility of an “intervention” to convince Feinstein to retire.
Feinstein, 88, has filed paperwork that allows her to run for reelection in 2024, the Chronicle reported.
However, in a statement provided to Los Angeles Magazine, she’s indicated that her Federal Election Commission filing doesn’t mean she’s decided to run for reelection yet again.
The Democratic sources are said to have agreed that Feinstein’s memory is rapidly declining, and that she can no longer fulfill her job duties without undue reliance on her staff.
Feinstein has served in the Senate since 1992, the fifth-longest current tenure in the chamber.
Poster Comment:
There comes a time when you simply must realize it is time to hang it up and retire.