Yet Pelosi was correct to step aside from her leadership role in 2022 to make way for a new generation, even if Hakeem Jeffries, her successor, hasn’t been nearly as impressive as she was. And she’s right to retire now, setting an example for a party with a serious gerontocracy problem.

New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg praised former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday for retiring and setting an example for an aging Democratic Party.

Nancy Pelosi deserves credit for helping millions of people. She's also partly responsible for how we got here.

O’Neill was a loyal Democrat but crossed the aisle to work with Republicans like Ronald Reagan. He put aside his political differences to get things done. Pelosi ripped up a copy of President

Questions about the age and fitness for office of certain lawmakers are spurring conversations about whether Congress, as a body, is getting too old.