After Much Speculation, Nancy Pelosi Reveals Her 2022 Plans – Opinion

There’s been much speculation surrounding what Nancy Pelosi, the 81-year-old Democrat apparatchik, and current House Majority Leader, will do next year. Is she going to retire, as her party is almost certain to lose the congressional body that she preside over? Oder will she go on until the end?

We now have an answer to that — at least for now, as I’m skeptical this couldn’t change.

NEW from me – put the rumors to rest: Nancy Pelosi will be staying on as speaker at least through the midterms, will run for re-election to her House seat back in San Francisco https://t.co/h3i6iq0KBZ

— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) December 12, 2021

There’s something really pathetic and unseemly about someone in their 80s still feeling the need to desperately hold onto power like this. To be fair, some Republicans also play the game. Pelosi, for her part is extremely wealthy. Pelosi has many grandchildren. What part of her life isn’t providing the necessary fulfillment so as to push her to cling to her role in Washington?

Don’t forget term limits. For a country to be eligible to hold a federal office, it needs to have age limits. I think 70 is a good number. It’s ironic and nonsensical that the government forces the retirement of airline pilots at age 65 but we let doddering, senile geriatrics actually make life and death decisions about the country every single day.

Pelosi had to make a decision and announce another campaign here. It would signal the other Democrats that she is not going to be retiring next year. Your top leader should not be forced to resign in an election year where you’re likely to lose. For Pelosi to say now, almost a year in advance, that she’s done would be to wave the white flag.

The House is, of course. It isAccording to my interpretation of the tea leaves, it was a good loss. It is possible that Pelosi decides to not run next summer, or she wins, and then quits. It’s hard for me to imagine her sticking around to be dictated to by the GOP for another two years, especially given she’ll likely be defeated by someone else to become Minority Leader.

But I may be wrong. Pelosi could be addicted to power, notoriety and money. Even if it means she spends her last years as a minority member of the House. If that’s the case, then you can expect her to not leave until her health completely fails, and she doesn’t seem far from that point at times.