I agree, term limits have knocked out some very effective politicians. From Washington State, Foley was the Speaker of the House until idiots there decided term limits were good. There was a guy who made a living running superfluous initiatives, I don't know if he had anything to do with that one. I think he finally went to jail.

The Supreme Court has justices essentially choosing their replacements by retiring in the term of a president of their own party. Except when Mitch McConnell messes it up, of course. This would make a more uniform turnover (18 years is a good long run!)

Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, stayed too long (especially since her governor would choose a Democrat to replace her). John McCain, Republican of Arizona, stayed till the end, but we are grateful for that, because his dramatic slow walk onto the senate floor, followed by a "thumbs down" killed the Trump attempt to reverse Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act.) Trump wasn't invited to McCain's funeral, but his best friend Joe Biden, Democrat of Delaware, was.

It didn't used to be so personal.