The Safer Path

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We all waited anxiously for the big day.  A friend joined us to watch because she was extra nervous.

It would be the day that the D's would prove that their 81 year old guy was clearly a better candidate than the R's 78 year old guy who, as they say, lies like a rug.  As the POTUS walked onto the CNN stage from the right, he looked pale and his walk was even more halting.  When he opened his mouth, mine fell open. And even though he got better, it was like watching a basketball game where your team falls twenty points behind in the first quarter.  Sure we were maybe down 15 at half and just by 10 in the third quarter, but it was never a competition.  Yes, there were some memorable shots and brief moments of hope, and yes, there might be another one in September.

But as the author of Strongmen said the next day on MSNBC, there is no debating when you are faced with a criminal who has no relationship with the truth, who simply says what's in his mind whether its real or not.  And generally it is NOT. And if he is not held to some modicum of reality, the debate just turns into a soapbox for his propaganda. Corporate media and  politicians must learn the truth of this.

So, to debate him again would seem like folly no matter how informed or skilled you may be.

Since then, the NYTs editorial board has called for Biden to withdraw.  So have a few others. They should be ashamed of their decision to ask a president with a cold to withdraw while simultaneously allowing a former president with a plethora of civil and criminal convictions to remain.

From the Times: "If the race comes down to a choice between Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden, the sitting president would be this board’s unequivocal pick. That is how much of a danger Mr. Trump poses. But given that very danger, the stakes for the country and the uneven abilities of Mr. Biden, the United States needs a stronger opponent to the presumptive Republican nominee. To make a call for a new Democratic nominee this late in a campaign is a decision not taken lightly, but it reflects the scale and seriousness of Mr. Trump’s challenge to the values and institutions of this country and the inadequacy of Mr. Biden to confront him."

Thankfully, the Philadelphia Inquirer did call for Dtrump's withdrawal.

"President Joe Biden’s debate performance was a disaster. His disjointed responses and dazed look sparked calls for him to drop out of the presidential race.

But lost in the hand wringing was Donald Trump’s usual bombastic litany of lies, hyperbole, bigotry, ignorance, and fear mongering. His performance demonstrated once again that he is a danger to democracy and unfit for office.

In fact, the debate about the debate is misplaced. The only person who should withdraw from the race is Trump.

In response, Biden made a powerful speech on Friday and apparently has raised over 33 million since that black Thursday. The cooler heads in the party talk of calming down. Remember Dtrump actually survived the pussy tape, mostly  because the R's had their gun loaded with stolen democratic party goodies thanks to the other R's as they shunted the news cycle in record time through their Wikileaks channel.

And we should have our hands around our own strategy to counter this event and reduce the odds of it happening again. And we must reduce our risk exposure by taking matters into our control.

Nothing can stop Biden from resigning the presidency and handing it over to Vice President Harris. She then can appoint a new Vice President who should probably be Governor Whitmer of Michigan. Whitmer only needs a majority of both houses to be confirmed.  And if the R's don't confirm her, that's another big story.

The New York Times and their followers will be a bit mortified yet emboldened by their ability to remove a president from office.  President Harris will want to give them the story they deserve.

In the blink of an eye, we will have the first female president of the United States.  The new 47th president will also be a person of color. The airwaves will be full of the historic moment.  Biden will be seen as a hero of the nation.  His positives will go way up. We will likely have the first all-female ticket in World History. More importantly, Ms Harris has the least negatives of any other democratic figure at -5%.

We can win back the House and keep the Senate.  We could make strides in restoring the Supreme Court to some semblance of balance and justice. We will continue Biden's work on Climate Change. Electric cars will continue to proliferate. With Congressional action, Women's health care will return to sanity.

If the women of America, along with all the other traditional democratic constituencies, blacks, hispanics, gays, and college educated whites can't beat the ugliest political force this country has seen in 100 years, then we do have a problem.

A Fascist White Christian Nation will no longer be just a Handmaids Tale.

It will be our own Highway to Hell.

Biden should relinquish his presidency 

for the good of the Republic. 

There is no safer path.

 

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