Seriously, I think that part of the problem with the politicians we elect is that we have empowered them to believe that we can't live with out them.

Ted Kennedy comes to mind...Seriously, why won't somebody like that just retire?

I'm sure you could come up with a few Republican names to compare.

the world will survive his retirement. The DNC will certainly survive. A womans right to choose will survive. I am confident that even his ego will survive. So why do politicians grip power the way that they do and refuse to let go?

Why don't term-limits gain some sort of traction? Is it because those in office truely believe that there aern't enough good people to replace them?

Give me a break...Or maybe that is the real problem: There are TOO MANY good people who could replace them.

Personally, I wouldn't even consider running for politics unless I had a realistic chance of inflicting term limits on the other pompous arse's in the chamber! (Which probably makes you lefties happy!)