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Instead, the lawmaker said, they had to reintroduce themselves to Feinstein multiple times during an interaction that lasted several hours.

Rather than delve into policy, Feinstein, 88, repeated the same small-talk questions, like asking the lawmaker what mattered to voters in their district, they said, with no apparent recognition the two had already had a similar conversation.

The episode was so unnerving that the lawmaker — who spoke to The Chronicle on condition they not be identified because of the sensitivity of the topic — began raising concerns with colleagues to see if some kind of intervention to persuade Feinstein to retire was possible. Feinstein’s term runs through the end of 2024. The conversation occurred several weeks before the death of her husband in February.

“I have worked with her for a long time and long enough to know what she was like just a few years ago: always in command, always in charge, on top of the details, basically couldn’t resist a conversation where she was driving some bill or some idea. All of that is gone,” the lawmaker said. “She was an intellectual and political force not that long ago, and that’s why my encounter with her was so jarring. Because there was just no trace of that.”

Four U.S. senators, including three Democrats, as well as three former Feinstein staffers and the California Democratic member of Congress told The Chronicle in recent interviews that her memory is rapidly deteriorating. They said it appears she can no longer fulfill her job duties without her staff doing much of the work required to represent the nearly 40 million people of California.

Quote (blahaj @ Apr 13 2022 03:37pm)

trumps mental faculties arent any better

Quote (SunnyvaleTrailerPark @ Apr 13 2022 03:44pm)

So Biden is a great president and have all the characteristic a good president need to your standard? Keep in mind, i don't care bout Trumps so you don't have to explain to me why he touched you somewhere you didn't want to. I hate the guy as much as i hate Biden.

My question is, as an American, do you guys think Biden is fit to be the president of such a great nation or it's time for him to resign and be replaced by someone healthy that showcase power/strength/wisdom.

Quote (kenw @ Apr 13 2022 04:09pm)

Posting in a Trump lost thread.

Quote (JessiWan @ Apr 13 2022 04:10pm)

Didn't Biden literally poop himself? In public?

Quote (justhackitup @ Apr 13 2022 03:42pm)

False.

Quote (theCrossbones @ Apr 16 2022 05:51pm)

True.
I actually think Biden is mentally way sharper. How has a stutter trump is just stupid
IE paint plaines with Chinese flags and bomb Moscow

Quote (theCrossbones @ Apr 16 2022 02:51pm)

True.
I actually think Biden is mentally way sharper. How has a stutter trump is just stupid
IE paint plaines with Chinese flags and bomb Moscow

Quote (Defendor @ Apr 16 2022 04:30pm)

biden is the worst president in my lifetime.

im not dancing banana it because its fucking true and fucking sad...


we went from the best president of my lifetime...

to the worst president of my lifetime...


he fucked up so much of Trump's hard work in 1 day and ever since its only gotten worse and worse