I guess I’m a little age-ist.
The Geriatric Party
Biden is 79, but he is still younger than the entire House Democratic leadership. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer are both 82, while Majority Whip Jim Clyburn is 81. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is a comparative spring chicken at just 71, though Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin is 77.
Worse, there is no middle-aged heir apparent for any of these positions.
I had thought that at some point the GOP’s unhinged insanity (and the risk that insanity presents to quarterly earnings) would force “business” into pushing back against all the unhinged craziness. The pushback never came.
DeSantis Vs The Mouse
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is following through on his promise to try and cancel a 1967 deal between the state and the Walt Disney Co. that could leave the company on the hook for millions of dollars a year in local taxes — and with less autonomy over its property.
On Tuesday, DeSantis announced that lawmakers in Tallahassee for a special legislative session would take up the issue. The proposal follows weeks of public attacks on Disney by the governor