im sure someone in here is gonna object to us talking like this but the reason why republicans are even still a national party is because they play as a team from top to bottom while we are more worried about individual gratification and personal milestones.

like repubs just regularly rotate out players serving the same cookie cutter agenda for decades...and dems are worried about being the 1st to do something, the oldest to do something, getting individual credit/praise for their signature legislation, etc.

rbg is more worried about being some iconic figure and being lauded for still 'fighting' at an old age than she is about the life of her party and the republic itself.

anthony kennedy stepped down as soon as it even *looked* like repubs might lose the senate. conservative fed judges nationwide are retiring early so mcconnell can fill their seat before dems possibly take the senate in november.

this is how they ensure the maintenance of their political power and their ability to continue to shape the nation in their image.

no such consideration or forethought from rbg tho (and people on our 'side' actually glorify her for it).

its even more foolish when you consider all of the health issues she continuously deals with. new and recurring. its not like shes super healthy for her age,

and even now...theres no guarantee she would even step down as soon as biden is inaugurated. she said she wants to be the oldest justice ever on the supreme court (jps was 90 years old). rbg is 3 years younger than that and might presumably even wanna serve another year past 90.