The world is a dangerous place.

The trend towards a full-blown gerontocracy is deeply troubling. The American voter is more concerned with getting their team into power than what’s best for the country.

The President is largely incoherent, Mitch McConnell freezes, John Fetterman had a stroke on the campaign trail and was elected very early in his recovery, and Rep. Jennifer Wexford has a severe neurological condition that has taken away her speech.

We cannot regain our youth or our health, and there’s great dignity and maturity in acknowledging those sobering thoughts.

The business of protecting the free world and governing the world’s preeminent democracy takes serious people who are leaders in their field and at the top of their game. Safeguarding our liberty requires nothing less.