Popehat: I’d prefer that both presidential candidates were younger and sharper, but I don’t buy “singularly uncomfortable.” We’ve had old, questionably physically and/or mentally fit presidents before. I kind of feel like one candidate being entirely lawless is more singular.

I’d prefer that both presidential candidates were younger and sharper, but I don’t buy “singularly uncomfortable.” We’ve had old, questionably physically and/or mentally fit presidents before. I kind of feel like one candidate being entirely lawless is more singular.

The special counsel’s report and President Biden’s performance at a last-minute news conference on Thursday night placed his age, the singularly uncomfortable subject looming over his re-election bid, back at the center of America’s political conversation. nyti.ms/3uvl4a4

Also, with both candidates being elderly, one becomes more concerned about the people they hire to run the country. Biden’s people will be at worst, to riff on P.J. O’Rourke, wrong within normal parameters, while Trump’s people will be historically sociopathic. Not a close call.

Or to put it another way, Biden will pick people who ameliorate his foibles, while Trump will pick people who enable them.

Extremely well put.

People don't agree with me but I promote the idea of the Political Ecosystem Hypothesis for Government. We elect a person who is best suited for creating an effective leadership ecosystem. Biden has done that. People may dislike him but his admin has been effective.

To contrast, Trump's admin literally changed weekly as people realized what a toxic atmosphere he was creating, or he attracted people who soothed him and his ego. Intelligent people resigned, like Rex Tillerson. Not sure how Bolton was able to stay for as long as he did

There’s your answer

Public elections for President's spouse's astrologers now

In an election between two demented old men, the fact that the one who is not a fascist/rapist/fraudster/traitor is a bit forgetful is so very much not a problem.

More than enable his foibles, they exploit them to their own ends. Look at Trump Cabinet 1.0. Kids in a candy store.

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But when you put it that way, I worry a campaign strategist may lean into it and we wind up with "Hey Jude" being Biden's campaign anthem, with Paul McCartney playing at a DNC balloon drop and everything. I just don't think this election can handle Biden having a Beetles swan song moment.

I haven't seen Harris, Blinken, or Austin ameliorate shit.

Exactly.

To a degree. Who is offsetting Biden’s acquiescence in Netanyahu’s savaging of Gaza?

If you can't see how the alternative is worse for Gaza and better for Netanyahu, I assure you he and his cabinet do.

Far-right Israel minister suggests Trump would be better for Israel than Bidenwww.politico.com Other Israeli leaders condemned Itamar Ben-Gvir's remarks.

I know-Trump would be infinitely worse. But Biden has been terrible on this — as if the US depended on Israeli financial aid instead of the other way around.

The administration is doing things (Israel is big mad about them bringing in Leahy Act inquiries on arms transfers, for instance, and the move against violent settlers too) they just aren't loud things because they're trying to thread an impossible needle to maintain diplomacy.

I kinda understand. But who is more dependent on that relationship?

Israel is rich and can go to China or Russia to buy weapons if we refused, they'd rather keep us reasonably happy (they'd surely rather buy their stuff from us since it's better, and get our help in other ways) but they don't have to. And we don't want an unfettered Israel if we can avoid it.

only we, the people. however, trump won't help palestine in any way. he will simply bring the same kind of thing here, and all hope of us doing anything ever? gone.

Of course. Saying this loudly for the folks in the back: criticizing Biden is not the same thing as endorsing Trump. I despise that orange shitstain. I also want Biden to do better where he has been wrong.

for sure.

If you're worried about Kamala Harris becoming President, imagine how much worse Trump's VP pick will be

I really can’t stand Harris but I can’t imagine Trump picking someone who isn’t at least an order of magnitude worse. In the context between being kicked in the balls and shot in the head, I always pick kicked in the balls.

Art.

Somehow this is a weird corollary of the rule of goats

'we are not that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are'

Actual LOL.

Perfection Michael Fassbender GIFtenor.com

lol

What would an order of magnitude worse than Trump look like?

Worse than Harris.

And guess who would fill out the ranks of a second trump admin. All the maga crazies. The Biden camp and DNC need to hammer the point that it won't just be trump in the Whitehouse, it will be all the fanatical lunatics that are in the bunker with him.

I refer the honorable gentleman to my previous statement

I can't figure out the impeach Biden folks. If Biden is kicked out of office, they get Harris. So...

I'll never understand why these two don't get along

Mean girl queen bee energy. There can only be one in a hive.

I disagree - they are petty crooks compared to Trump.

Also, I’ve seen Marjorie Taylor Greene at least struggle to read.

...and they are magnitudes worse than Harris

Not kinky enough.

You have misread Mr. Hat's statement (it was slightly ambiguous).

Even worse than the pool of candidates Trump would select is the even-smaller pool of candidates who would actually accept.

You underestimate the extent to which republicans are capable of selling their souls for power and money

The most shocking thing about Trump has been the number of people willing to do his dirty work no matter how dirty and no matter how many people who have chosen this have ended up in jail before them.

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