should Don Young and the mortality tables cross paths? A question I always consider when the politician is well over the statistically known threshold of death. It may sound harsh but it is the reality: the older you are the closer you are to death.

I fear more the potential of who will be assigned to replace Young should he die in office. While the Lisa Murkowski type appointment is a thing of the past the replacement process is certainly not much better. There certainly are many party favorites who would be in line to fill the position even if it was for a few days.