McConnell, Feinstein Illustrate Challenges Of Congressional Age And Term Limits

Media is fixated on age at the moment and not in a positive way. U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat representing California, struggles to effectively serve after suffering encephalitis and Ramsay Hunt syndrome following a bout with shingles. She now shares the spotlight with Senator Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, after he froze mid-sentence during a news conference earlier this week.

Both are longtime public servants, and neither seems ready to leave office, which begs the question–when should a member of Congress step down?