Thurmond's Republican years (1964-2003) corresponded to a big, eventful chunk of my life. Hatch's years in office were 1977-2019, and the last 20 years of my life were just kind of a blur. It's hard to believe that we're almost a quarter-way into the new century.
But yeah, it's a job like any other, and sometimes you manage to keep the job for decades by doing nothing.
Look at Biden.
Congress is a game and Americans are being played.
If the end product was good, this would be ok.