It appears that the pundit class and the Twitterverse need to get all this "Biden is old" crap out of the way early so that the pushback — see Mike Luckovich's cartoon above — can begin. Good.
Meanwhile, a few thoughts.
1. Joe Biden knows he's old. That's why he takes such good care of himself. Unlike some people we know, he lifts weights, cycles, doesn't drink, eats right, and — GASP! — gets enough sleep.
2. Journalism is clearly dead, since they're grasping for anything (between Trump indictments) to fill the void and gin up controversy, which means they're worrying this tired narrative like a dog on a bone. That includes, sadly, organs like The New York Times, which has been particularly embarrassing itself lately.
3. Any suggestions that Biden should step aside, or choose a new running mate — and we've heard it from some disappointing sources — are not only not based in reality, they smack of something else: Fear Of Harris. It's not a good look.
4. As Luckovich suggests, it's also terribly ungrateful. But most of all, this time-wasting claptrap is pissing off Black women. Fair warning: Biden was elected to catch the falling plane because of them. If they sit home next year, get ready for the Second Coming of Trump and the end of democracy. Think we're kidding? We're not. We cats HISS.
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