jcc 222 Posted September 29, 2023 5 hours ago, lilham said: Longest serving California Senator; longest serving female Senator. Thankfully they replaced her with Patty Murray for pro tempore, but she shouldn't have gotten a committee seat, let alone an important one (judiciary). Unfortunately Feinstein could not retire because Mitch McConnell would have refused to seat her replacement on said committee despite pleas for compassion from the Dems. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,560 Posted September 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, jcc said: Unfortunately Feinstein could not retire because Mitch McConnell would have refused to seat her replacement on said committee despite pleas for compassion from the Dems. That's a political problem. She was a living breathing zombie. She didn't make her own decisions on voting or in life. She should have stepped down or been removed. I'd say the same about current Rep. George Santos and Sen. Bob Menedez. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilham 723 Posted September 29, 2023 1 hour ago, jcc said: Unfortunately Feinstein could not retire because Mitch McConnell would have refused to seat her replacement on said committee despite pleas for compassion from the Dems. The seats were selected in January 2023 which is when the 118th Congress started; they knew about her condition ahead of this which is why she was removed from the pro tempore spot. I wouldn't give them compassion either because they could have just not seated her. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Great Cornholio 855 Posted September 30, 2023 Is she up for re-election? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Is Beautiful 714 Posted September 30, 2023 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad252 747 Posted September 30, 2023 16 hours ago, The Great Cornholio said: Is she up for re-election? Her seat is for election due next year, had she lived that long she would have stepped down then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dodrade 94 Posted September 30, 2023 On 29/09/2023 at 17:45, Lafaucheuse said: Apparently she was still able to vote at the Congress yesterday morning. Must have been sudden. Doesn't look too bad here, perhaps the effort just took too much out of her. https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5086318/user-clip-dianne-feinsteins-final-senate-vote 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 463 Posted October 1, 2023 6 hours ago, dodrade said: Doesn't look too bad here, perhaps the effort just took too much out of her. https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5086318/user-clip-dianne-feinsteins-final-senate-vote She even said "aye" correctly. Which is something she couldn't do a while ago... Odd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,560 Posted October 1, 2023 It is common for those that are dying to miraculously recover on the day of their death. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 850 Posted October 1, 2023 Didn't know she was he one who announced the world that San Fransisco Mayer Moscone and Harvey Milk were killed by Dan White. And was elected mayor a week later. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jd24fan 75 Posted October 12, 2023 A little late here, but I can't say if I'm surprised or not. She looked very frail and unaware when she returned, but on her last day, she looked better. She seemed like she wouldn't go down without a fight. She was a great senator but she really should've retired after 2018. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
