Like the old gray men of the Kremlin, the Democratic Party is led by gerontocrats.  Like their socialist counterparts from that bygone era in the 1980s, they just don't want to leave.  Nancy Pelosi's recent insistence on staying, despite her obvious health failings, is but one example, and there are others.  According to Mike Allen's Axios, the top three Democrats in the House leadership are all near 80 years old.  And it extends to the Democrats who'd like to unseat President Trump in the next election. Axios writes:  Three of the most talked-about 2020 contenders are Sen. Bernie Sanders, 76; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 68; and former Vice President Joe Biden, 74. Hillary Clinton, now 70, should be added to the list as well. If I had to guess why this is happening, my first would be that these people are all socialists, and socialism, as an idea, fails in action every time you try it.  It's spent, and as the...(Read Full Post)