I know this isn't what you wanted to focus on but apparently taibbi may have (kind of, sort of) had a point about biden? I was listening to a interview with the author of a book about how Biden was propped up by his cabinet, who, in turn, were apparently in denial about his decline.
It's not at all the same as what's happening here as I think you laid out pretty damn conclusively, but still...not great. I will say that the got some pretty decent domestic policy through, so there's that.
Yeah, definitely not a hill I'll attempt to die on. To whatever extent he may or may not have been in mental decline in 2024, I'm still pissed off that he ran. The elderly can go downhill super fast, my grandmother was sharp as a tack into her 90s, until she wasn't anymore, by which I mean a matter of months before she died of Old. And if Biden dies of Old within the next couple of years, which is super possible, it's only going to harm the Dems more by vindication.
Yup. My wife and I saw that with one of her elderly relatives recently. Also Donald Trump, despite his insistence that he passed a cognitive test (which, curiously, he couldn't describe...)
I know this isn't what you wanted to focus on but apparently taibbi may have (kind of, sort of) had a point about biden? I was listening to a interview with the author of a book about how Biden was propped up by his cabinet, who, in turn, were apparently in denial about his decline.
https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/2025/04/08/fresh-air-for-april-08-2025?showDate=2025-04-08
It's not at all the same as what's happening here as I think you laid out pretty damn conclusively, but still...not great. I will say that the got some pretty decent domestic policy through, so there's that.
Also JD Vance is a class traitor.
Also JD Vance is a class traitor.
Yeah, definitely not a hill I'll attempt to die on. To whatever extent he may or may not have been in mental decline in 2024, I'm still pissed off that he ran. The elderly can go downhill super fast, my grandmother was sharp as a tack into her 90s, until she wasn't anymore, by which I mean a matter of months before she died of Old. And if Biden dies of Old within the next couple of years, which is super possible, it's only going to harm the Dems more by vindication.
Yup. My wife and I saw that with one of her elderly relatives recently. Also Donald Trump, despite his insistence that he passed a cognitive test (which, curiously, he couldn't describe...)
beautifully put and very depressing. love the 'where's the green?' caption!