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Jesse Blankenship's avatar

Excellent observations Bernie. I wonder if the problem isn't as much that Biden has lost his sense of the prudential as it is that large parts of our society have eschewed reality in favor of fantasy. Biden goes along with whatever current is easiest to navigate. Our collective grip on reality is shocking when I consider the cultural insanity that routinely assaults it. Prima facially self evident facts are denied in favor of a preferred feeling in most any area. Fantasy drives our societal clown car to such an extent that the real villain becomes the very reality they deny. Make no mistake that reality will be, must be served eventually. President Biden has never struck me as particularly smart or hard working throughout his long career. So the chances that this will dawn on him are slim. Meanwhile, he fiddles while the two senators standing in the way of a party burning to the ground are pilloried by hosts of left wing pejoratives and threats. In the wings the MAGA fantasy folks stand ready to work their poison as their turn in power comes back. Now I am not a drinker. Times like these sure do present a temptation.

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Bob Kain's avatar

Bernie, this commentary is spot on. It also makes one think that possibly Joe made a deal with the devil in order to get the nomination. He wasn't doing all that well in the primaries and then suddenly he was. Seems to me that someone at the DNC knew Bernie had the most enthusiasm and might get the nomination but would never beat Trump because Independents, and maybe actual moderate Democrats, are not fond of Bernie's policies. So in some manner a deal was struck. Joe gets the nomination, runs as much of a moderate as he can, but agrees that if he wins he will then become the new standard bearer for the Bernie/AOC lunacy.

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