MICHAEL MEDVED

Last hurrah for the Boomer generation?

Jan 30, 2020, 5:36 PM | Updated: 5:39 pm

As the presidential campaign heats up, leaders over 70 control our politics. If Trump wins re-election, he’d be 78 at his term’s end – the oldest president ever. Elizabeth Warren would be 75, Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg would both be 81, and Bernie Sanders would hit 83. Meanwhile, Speaker of the House Pelosi is already 79, and Senate leader Mitch McConnell, 77.

New York attorney Thomas Dewey notes this domination by senior citizens is new: Bill Clinton took office at age 46, and George W. Bush followed him at 54, beating the 52-year-old Vice President, Al Gore. Mr. Dewey seems puzzled by these contrasts, but they actually reflect the unshakable domination of government and culture by Baby Boomers, who ruled the roost in their ‘50s and still hold sway in their ‘70s. Members of this Post War population bulge could still reign past their 80’s or, more plausibly, 2020 will be their last hurrah.

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