Nancy Pelosi is 70 years old and aiming to run as minority leader despite the huge losses the Dems suffered under her majority leadership. Even if you disagree with her politics, you can’t help but notice that she looks pretty good for someone in their 7th decade. And she’s not alone. Jerry Brown, at 72 years was recently re-elected as governor of California, a post he held nearly three decades ago! In this photo, he’s looking tanned and healthy, and as the SF Chronicle notes, “Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, was starring in “Conan the Barbarian” when Brown was finishing up his second term in 1982.” Interestingly, Brown, “whose election to the statehouse job in 1974 made him one of the youngest governors in state history – will now be the nation’s oldest governor.”
At 70 and 72 years, these Bay Area politicians are doing tough jobs that require a ton of energy and spin power. It’s a testament to human progress that they can go about their business in great health.