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Are You Telling Me That Old People Can Retire?
Shocking news from the heart of Manhattan
mister mix
September 02, 2025
At least someone in leadership has some political sense:
Jerry Nadler, a Democratic representative from New York, will retire next year after 34 years in Congress in a self-proclaimed move aimed at galvanizing a generational changing of the guard in the party.
Nadler, 78, who represents one of New York’s wealthiest districts covering midtown Manhattan, said he had been persuaded not to run for re-election in 2026 after witnessing the implosion of Joe Biden’s presidential bid last year. The former president was pressured into abandoning his candidacy amid widespread doubts about his age and mental acuity. He was replaced by the former vice-president, Kamala Harris, who subsequently lost the election to Donald Trump.
“Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that,” Nadler told the New York Times, which broke the news of his forthcoming retirement.
He told the newspaper that a younger replacement “can maybe do better, can maybe help us more”.
Not only is he retiring, but he’s going out with a frank and correct assessment of the Democratic Party’s need for young blood. Good for him.
Speaking of New Yorkers who need to retire, HBO posted the entirety of John Oliver’s episode on “The Baileys”, Chuck Schumer’s imaginary Republican friends, over the weekend, in case you missed it:
I often hear that AOC should go after Schumer’s seat, but he’s dug in like an Alabama tick. The money, time and effort that he would expend on beating back a primary challenge would set records, because if there’s one thing that guy can do, it’s keep his own seat. That’s part of the challenge with the “primary everyone” attitude. Part of the reason that Kat Abughazaleh has a shot in IL-09 is that Schakowsky was 81, clearly ready for retirement. Schumer is up in 2028, and he’ll be the same age as Nadler when that election comes. Gillibrand, who richly deserves a primary, is up in 2030.
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