Dianne Feinstein is giving a masterclass in how to ruin a legacy, writes Philip Elliott
Dianne Feinstein Is Giving a Master Class in How to Ruin a LegacyMark Reinstein—Corbis via Getty ImagesThis article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign upDianne Feinstein had already made history back in 1978, when she became the first woman elected to lead the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, effectively setting the agenda for the legislative arm of the country’seconomy at the time. She was, in practice, the Speaker of the S.F. House.
“I walked into one and found Harvey Milk, put my finger in a bullet hole trying to get a pulse,” Feinstein said in a 2017, one of the few times she has spoken of the day that instantly made her into a national figure and one whose star has never dimmed. “But you know, it was the first person I’d ever seen shot to death, and you know when they’re dead.”had dodged metal detectors at City Hall by climbing through a first-floor window.
career in politics stretching from her first appointment in 1960 to the California Women’s Parole Board until now, when she is the oldest member of the Senate—and, owing to challenging health these days, its most debated figure.to resign would be to undersell the swelling frustration even among her biggest fans, both in progressive circles and in the Senate Dining Room.
“I want to treat Dianne Feinstein fairly. I want to be sensitive to her family situation and her personal situation, Durbin said on CNN. “I don’t want to say that she’s going to be put under more pressure than others have been in the past. But the bottom line is: the business of the committee and of the Senate is affected by her absence.”, and Democrats paused on the most important thing they can do without the cooperation of the Republican-led House, and that’s to confirm federal judges.
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