Sen. McConnell may have had a stroke yesterday while at a speaking engagement and has had several unreported falls. (CNN)

America is increasingly relying on octogenarian politicians to run this great nation and that in an of itself is fine however with age comes increased risk for illness and death. We are seeing this play out on in real time as President Biden has various mental slips and Sen. McConnell has falls that go unreported for unknown reasons. Speaker Pelosi, a comparative beacon of health, stepped down from her Speakership while still in her early 80s to allow a younger generation to take the helm. Will other politicians follow suit? Probably not as long as modern medicine keeps advancing and allowing people to effectively work into their 80s and 90s.. even 100s.