[Mr_Moonlight]

Yup. The power is so addictive they cannot let go.

As well as having no 'marketable' skill other than being a hack politician .....

[rbg81]

Well, when you are Nadler’s age, you don’t need any marketable skills. You can just retire and relax.

Arlen Specter was the poster child for this tendency — he had battled cancer for several years but was still trying to get re-elected at age 80. He even disgraced himself by switching parties to do it. Despite that, he was still unsuccessful.

[rbg81]

As well as having no ‘marketable’ skill other than being a hack politician .....

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Aside from my last post, one marketable asset (not skill) a lot of the still have is influence. They usually leverage that by joining some corporate boards or foundations. Or a no-show job in academia like Biden got. Good work if you can get it — a lot of $$ for very little effort.