I happened to come across a clip that offered a side-by-side comparison of Joe Biden back in 2020, during the last campaign, and recent footage that reveals that these last 3-plus years have indeed taken a toll on him. The differences in physical appearance and overall sharpness were apparent even to me. There was nothing subtle about the changes. I can see why people are concerned for what another 4 years of being President during challenging times would mean for Biden and the country. It seems like a risk, a genuine risk, and it bothers me that Joe is digging in his heels.
It hardly seems worth it for him. And us. It sounds like there’s been something of a cover-up going on for a while now—the limited, scripted appearances, etc. What I keep wondering is how much of the reporting is reaction to something hackers have dumped into the mix, and how much is genuine concern for Biden’s fitness.
He’s digging in his heels, talking about “elites,” which doesn’t feel much different than what Trump has been doing forever. But it seems momentum continues to build in the direction of finding someone younger to put at the top of the ticket. The voicing of support– that Joe is still the one– is ringing with increasing futility and hollowness.
Meanwhile, Republicans just have to sit back and watch the carnage unfold. But they best not get too comfortable, because their candidate has been nothing to write home about since… forever.
The commentary is reflective of the current situation and mood—it’s all over the map, with predictions and conjecture and much spit-balling and resignation, i.e. the decision is in the President’s hands…? There’s been little to no talk of invoking the 25th Amendment, because Biden really has done nothing wrong except grow old. Such an invocation would border on cruel and unusual punishment, even as, in a general sense, Biden is causing us to wonder about his fitness for the job.
There’s no job for Joe to finish. That just makes him sound like a five-year old who doesn’t want to go home yet, who wants to stay at Grandma’s house a little longer. He’s served well and honorably, despite all the cackling and dumbness emanating from Fox and Trump and the rest of the rambling Right.
It appears that Mr. Biden needs to swallow his pride and conjure up the humility and magnanimity to concede that his time as CEO is coming to an end.
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