With Kamala Harris now the presumptive Democratic Party nominee, it's worth remembering that the United States is still being actively run by a mentally deficient man who has no business anywhere near power. For now, Joe Biden is still the president, and he's as senile and corrupt as he's ever been.
Providing a reminder of that was an incredibly bizarre and concerning scene on Monday. Standing on an airport tarmac next to Air Force One, Biden was asked about his newly proposed Supreme Court "reforms" being "dead on arrival" in the House of Representatives. The president then quipped, "That's what he is," referring to Speaker Mike Johnson. When pressed for clarification, he doubled down, saying, "He is dead on arrival."
Before addressing what he said, can we just note Biden's physical appearance for a moment? Look at his hands. It's beyond obvious that he has Parkinson's disease. The frozen hands and stiff arm movements make it obvious, which is something an expert in the arena confirmed on NBC News back in July. For him to remain president is a scandal, and one Kamala Harris is complicit in.
With that said, imagine if Donald Trump said any Democrat was "dead on arrival." Then imagine he was given a chance to clean up his comment and instead said the same thing again. CNN would be running 24-hour coverage. Multiple MSNBC hosts would be hyperventilating on air. The Post and Times would have two dozen op-eds lined up proclaiming the disqualifying nature of the violent threats. Congressional investigations would be launched.
Because it's Biden, though, the press simply ignores it outside of a few posts on social media by individual journalists. As far as they are concerned, the temperature has been lowered, and the soul of the nation restored because of the president's exit from the presidential race. He's a Democrat, and everything centers on ensuring Trump doesn't win another term. To call him out for this, regardless of how hypocritical it is not to, would help the wrong side, and they can't have that.
So did Biden actually mean to threaten Johnson's life? I can't say for sure, but considering White House pool boy Andrew Bates quickly reposted the remark, it seems like the administration is endorsing it.
Let's say he didn't mean it, though. That would mean he's such an invalid that he has no idea what he's saying at any given moment. Neither explanation is acceptable for a President of the United States.
It is astonishing that Americans are still having trouble deciding whether to reward this administration by making Kamala Harris president. Everyone involved in this insanity needs to never work in public life again. Heck, I haven't even mentioned that the Supreme Court "reforms" Biden and Harris are pushing amounts to the stuff of totalitarian regimes. You get some decisions you don't like so you try to remake the court? Dictators around the world are blushing.
November is coming, and voters have a chance to change course. If they don't, I shudder to think what things will look like in a few years.