The death of Ivana Trump serves as a reminder. . .

that Donald Trump, who seems to have decided to run for President again in 2024, and Joseph Biden, are quite old and frankly are as likely as not to have naturally shuffled off their mortal coil by that date.

Indeed, my guess is that at least one of them, if not both, with be undergoing the review of their Earthly deeds by that time.

I don't mean to be morbid.

My mother was 90 when she died.  

Her mother was older than that when her time came.  Her brother Terry, who died a few years ago, was either 99 or 100, I can't recall which.

My father was 62 when he died, his father was 47 when he passed.

There are of course no guarantees.  There are those in their 70s who are as fit as somebody in their 40s, and whose minds are as sharp as ever.

Neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden strike me that way.

The Presidency, it is often noted, ages a person.  It's common to compare before and afters. Trump seems somewhat of an exception. We'll see if Biden is. But whether or not their appearances show it, the job, if they are really doing it (and Biden clearly is, it's questionable how much Trump did) takes its toll.

Most Americans are not yet 40 years old.

To most Americans, the Cold War, and hits hot expressions such as the Vietnam War, are pure ancient history.

To most Americans, the cold 1970s, weather wise, isn't thing they recall.

The recent shock over the Dobbs decision shows that to many Americans the mere concept that only 50 years ago, not really that long ago, states had to make up their minds about abortion rather than having the Supreme Court foist a decision was how things worked.

Most Americans have little connection with the formative eras for Biden or Trump.

And, beyond that, we're gambling as a nation.  

Most Americans don't age out with no problems at all. Those who do are blessed.  But then, it's a rare politician, although there are some, who serves in his old age.

We aren't really that likely to have Trump or Biden actually on the ballot in 2024. If we do, we are even less likely to have them serve until 2028.

All of which is a reason to hand the wheel to somebody else, in both warring camps.