Life of Wry

The Thursday presidential “debate” (twice impeached, multiple-indicted, convicted sexual assaulter and convicted felon hoping to win back the presidency in order to avoid jail versus the current prez who’s, frankly, too old to continue in this role) was the most deflating, terrifying thing I’ve witnessed in a long time. So much at stake.

All Joe had to do was present himself as solid and present, and assuage all the fear out there that he’s losing his grip (and there’s plenty of evidence he may be). I don’t know for sure that he IS losing his grip — many close to him say he is not and what do we really know anyway — but I, and the entire world, saw a guy who, as somebody said, looked like he’d just realized he may have left the stove on. Deer in the headlights eyes, at times a vacant stare, plenty of misstatements of facts, too many stumbles to count, a few lost trains of thoughts, and that dang OPEN MOUTH that just hangs there, confirming that he is, in fact, a very old grandpa. It’s OKAY TO BE AN AGING GRANDPA! Joe: just give us the confidence that you are processing information and making sound decisions. We don’t care that you stutter and stumble, we don’t care that you have arthritis and walk [really] funny, just assure us you are in full control of your faculties.

It absolutely did not look like he was.

Dems are breaking into two main camps right now: 1) dance with the guy who brung ya or 2) scramble for a replacement at some kind of chaotic brokered convention. The existential threat and absolute imperative has not changed: the convicted felon must not win. We (the US, the entire planet) are in serious peril otherwise.

I am hoping against hope that the smart people are going to figure this out. I’m a committed, loyal soldier and will fight for whatever may be, but dammit, figure this out stat.

After listening to endless handwringing commentary and a particularly on point analysis today from the Pod Save America boys, I’m in the ditch Joe camp. Harsh, I know. In my heart, I’ve been uneasy for a very long time about his grip and ability to not only do the job, but mobilize/excite/engage huge swaths of dems. Importantly, this world is on a fast track to something unrecognizeable (thanks to climate, geo-political alliances and tensions, and Artifical Intelligence) and we need a person who is f*cking agile and articulate and modern. Joe’s got decades of experience and wisdom that is useful, for sure… but he’s old, old school. Even with the best people around him, his is a wee lost in our rapidly changing world. Me thinks.

Here’re are some of the memy things floating around.. presently, there are two sides in this impending family feud, but only one side’s going public with their memes. Nobody’s memifying the case for switching out Biden. Sharing the stay the course ones anyway… (and they make good points… )