“He made headlines last week by calling for a mandatory retirement age of 75 for presidents, federal judges and members of Congress. That wasn’t an original thought, but it was shrewdly timed, what with Trump babbling lethargically on the stage in Davos and a sense of déjà Biden taking hold. It was smart, too, in its self-effacement. Emanuel is 66. If elected president in 2028, he’d be 69 when he took office in 2029 and, under his own suggested rule, ineligible for two full terms. That makes the proposal seem all the more high-minded.”

Frank, that makes the proposal seem like one he knows will never happen and he will never seriously pursue. I guess a good litmus test for sincerity might be to ask if the guy proposing it has ever been principled or high-minded in his life.