this is the thing, all of this “we need confirmation!” is entirely subjective. we have, on one hand, anonymous sources with vague “close to the campaign” or “close to lawmakers” descriptions from political hacks, and then we have actual fucking politicians saying everything’s fun, calm the fuck down
Roy Cooper has now met with Biden twice in five days and there’s no hint of him being discouraged despite a pretty distinct drumbeat of “goddamnit Cal” from him in October 2020
columnists can lay out the conditions under which they would be satisfied, but i didn’t vote for a fucking columnist and i do not look to them for leadership
A public office is a position of public trust and i voted for him to serve out his full term unless he’s incapacitated. Feeling sad isn’t a reason to resign
