Reflections From a Murky Pond

Yeah, I was right. Last weekend was then end of Biden’s hopes for a second term. His “COVID diagnosis” was it for him, which is what I expected.

It went exactly as I expected. Joe said a serious medical condition would cause him to bow out and within 24 hours of that statement being publicly released he “tested positive” for COVID-19 and had to isolate at his home in Delaware. And, within 48 hours of that he formally ended his campaign.

Uh huh. It is to laugh. The power brokers in the Democrat party – in true Senatorial fashion – stuck their knives in his hopes of reelection. That trip home to convalesce was a bit more permanent than was let on.

I’ve got to wonder though; did Joe, in pain and shock, say, “Et tu, Barak?” while Kamala’s hyena snicker echoed through the room?

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Celebrating Christmas In July

This is really for those in the Southern Hemisphere, since that’s where Christmas in July is a thing. So, head south or up into the mountains where it just might be cold, and maybe even snowy and enjoy.

That’s quite true. But, sometimes the stupidity is advanced enough that it is indistinguishable from evil. 🙄

Yeah, you might want to consider that not much that we hate or are frustrated by has changed much – except in the details of expression – since the Lower Paleolithic Period. 😉

One really has to wonder at this point if this it and Biden’s done and is going to withdraw – or be forcibly withdrawn from the 2024 Presidential campaign by his fellow Democrats.

Right before the failed Trump Assassination Biden told reporters that the only way he’d withdraw from the race is if he had a serious medical condition. Then, essentially immediately following the failed removal of his political rival, he has been allegedly diagnosed with COVID-19 for the 3rd time in two years, and has cancelled critical political rallies before the DNC Convention in order to go into seclusion to convalesce at his home in Delaware.

I’m not much for conspiracies, being fond of Occam’s Razor, but that sounds like Biden’s done and the Dems are done with him, and a laudable face-saving rationale for Biden’s withdrawal has been set up and acted upon. It would be an “honorable” end to his career. It’d certainly be better than being coerced into just withdrawing at this point because too many key Dems believe he can’t win against President Trump. Alternatively, he – or Jill – might now believe that he can’t win against Trump in the wake of his decline and the failed assassination, believe that bowing out without truly conceding or being beaten is less galling and more protective of his legacy than any other option.

And, as crazy as times are now, let’s not completely refute the possibility of enough DNC delegates determining that, “in good conscience” they could not nominate Biden as the 2024 candidate, potentially jumping straight to Kamala Harris. That’s would be the ultimate refutation of- and insult to Biden.

The situation and the time are, after all, fairly suspicious. A man, beleaguered by his own supposed allies and constituents, who is fully vaccinated and boostered against COVID-19, contracts the disease 3 times in 2 years? Unless he’s severely immunocompromised, which his general good physical health doesn’t indicate, that’s a bit fishy, especially since there’s been no reports of COVID “hotspots” surrounding him. And, if he is that vulnerable to the disease, it’d be a valid reason for his withdrawal in the first place for the sake of his health, given that a POTUS dying or being incapacitated while in office is inherently vastly disruptive to the nation and world politics and economics.

So, is this it? Is Biden done? I give it only slightly less than an even chance that it’s over and he’s done. But, that’s based upon rational thought, which no longer seems to have much place in our political landscape.