According to a study released in April by the RAND Corporation's National Security Research Division, dementia among U.S. officials poses a grave threat to the world.
According to a groundbreaking study by a think tank funded by the Pentagon, dementia affecting American officials as the national security workforce ages poses a threat to national security. The study was published last spring at a time when numerous top American officials who were entrusted with some of the most highly sensitive intelligence in the country made mistakes in public, igniting calls for resignation and discussion about Washington's senile leadership.
As a member of the so-called Gang of Eight congressional leadership, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who experienced a second episode of freezing last month, has the most privileged access to sensitive material of any member of Congress. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., 90, was a member of the Gang of Eight for many years and is still a member of the Sen...