Huey Perry: Those with power won't give it up willingly

Huey Perry: Those with power won't give it up willingly

There is a strange phenomenon in American politics. While millions of ordinary Americans retire in their 60s and 70s, our elected officials seem determined to remain in office until someone carries them out. The American presidency and Congress have become something resembling an exclusive retirement community, except that the residents control the most powerful government on earth. Why do these men and women, many of whom have accumulated consi…