ST. LOUIS - The issue of term limits has certainly been raised back up politically, with veterans politicians like Mitch McConnell and Diane Feinstein certainly having some questionable moments over the last couple weeks. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) also gave his take regarding the situations.
Parson, who joined Megan Lynch and Tom Ackerman on Total Information A.M. Thursday, discussed a variety of issues from the upcoming Missouri Governor's race, with the winner succeeding Parson, who is term-limited and about to finish his second term, and other revolving political issues.
One of the conversations revolved around term-limits, though originally, Parson was asked if he had figured out who he would endorse in the Republican primary.
However, Parson changed the conversation to one pretty much about term-limits and while he didn't outright say he was in favor of it, he did believe that it was ridiculous some politicians have been their positions for pretty much forever."
"I know this is going to be taken politically, but I'm going to be honest. I'm going to be 69-years-old when I leave the Governor's office, but there is a time for all politicians to go home," Parson said, "There's come a time and a place for politicians in Washington D.C. and in the states level, they need to go home. They don't need to be in these positions forever."
Parson threw some shade at California senator Diane Feinstein (D) and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R), saying he didn't some politicians should be in office in their 80s without outright naming them.
"I think at some point, when you get up to your 80s, no matter who you are, I don't think senators should be in their 80s, I don't think people in the House of Representative should be in their 80s," Parson said, "At some point, you got to flat out go home and there's a other generations to come up with other issues and other problems. But what your seeing right now, is that people want to stay in these positions forever, and I don't think that just good for the country."