"PA Sen. Arlen Specter (R) announced that he has Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of cancer. He has promised to continue his senate duties during 26 weeks of chemotherapy. Though Specter, age 75, and his doctor are confident that he will beat the cancer, he may be privately considering retirement."
My mother, who was younger, had cancer and she was on chemotherapy. It took a lot of life from her. I can"t see how the Committee Chairman on the Judiciary will be able to do his job while taking chemo for a half of a year. When is enough, enough?
I think he's there. My other half had non hodgkins lymphoma and could not have done that job through the treatments. At 75 I think itis time to step down anyway, in my opnion.
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It's an ego trip for these people, they can't step down for any reason and face themselves in the morning. Byrd and several others are also long past due for retirement but they won't.
Seeing as how we have seen the results of having a serious illness seem to confuse and befudddle people in positions of power (ie: Rehnquist), I think that when you have a life threatening illness it might not be a bad idea to force them to hang it up.
People tend to get all emotional and confused when some doctor tells them they're going to potentially take a dirt nap.
I figure that they should step down when they are no longer able to serve us properly , and Hodgkin's definitely fits that criteria . Specter is about useless anyway .
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Seems to me that if a Senator can't make it into work every day the Senate is in session, it's time to step down. Of course if everyone took that stance, we'd have an awfully empty chamber.
It's difficult to say exactly when anyone should quit his/her post. Some people are strong enough to handle such a difficult treatment and still keep their energy high and wits sharp. Most, it seems, aren't quite that resilient. Factoring his condition and his age, I'd wager he'd do us all some good by quitting now and taking care of his personal issues.
Seems to me that if a Senator can't make it into work every day the Senate is in session, it's time to step down. Of course if everyone took that stance, we'd have an awfully empty chamber.
In that case Skerry should have stepped down long ago and took Uncle Teddy with him . Come to think of it , I like that idea !
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My old family doctor died when he was around 90. He practiced medicine up until the end. He said, when he was younger, he always wondered why so many old doctors kept practicing, why they didn't just hang it up and retire. He said he understood when he reached his 70's. He told me a person's body is lot like a house. As long as someone is living in it, it'll last indefinitely. When someone moves out, it seems like the house deteriorates in no time. The people that keep going, have a reason to get up in the morning, and keep working at something don't come by his office very much. The people that retire and don't have responsibilities fade in a hurry.
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When should elective officials hang it up?
