1. Before the debate, there’s a strategic leak about Biden’s cold on X.

2. During the debate, Biden coughs, says, “Excuse me, I caught a pretty wicked cold this week – COVID test is negative though.”

3. After the debate, Joe and Jill show up at the watch party and Jill tells the “crowd,” “Didn’t he do a great job? Even though he’s got the worst cold! Honey, I know you want to be here, but we all need you to rest and recover! After all, being President isn’t a job you can take a sick day from!” or words to that effect. Biden flashes a grin, puts a hand to his throat, waves, exits.

And none of those things happened.

Hummm? What’s up with that?

Netanyahu will be on the spot, between a rock and a hard place, right?

Say Biden isn’t himself (say the truth), that Biden isn’t capable and thereby say goodbye to any hope of ammunition succor until after an election here, a Trump victory and change of stewardship.

Say Biden is at the top of his game, vouch for his vigor and thereby hold out for the possibility that the US’s insane opposition to Israeli security needs will ease somewhat in the short-term, a period during which Israel may be forced to all-out war with Iran and Hezbollah.

Netanyahu has to be mulling how he can finesse this pickle, if he so chooses. He may, however, simply opt to tell the truth and count on ordinary Americans to have his back. Scary gamble that, though, with the potential survival of your nation and people hanging on the choice.

I call bill nelson the space cadet he was a three time senator no one knows why

Agree with that. In fact, I agree with the entire post. Well said. He has to go outside of government to get real expertise in many areas. Remember in a post a couple of months ago, the head of NASA –NASA – clearly thought the far side of the moon was always dark.

This is where Trump learned a real hard lesson; govt. experts are not experts. They are first and foremost politicians in drag – leftist politicians. And they are incompetent. They can’t get fired no matter how badly they F up.
Rising thru the ranks of the deep state is a function of longevity and who you know.

The Federal govt bureaucracy is very similar to that of the Russian nomenklatura during the glory days of communism there.

That William DeVaughn song is great! I don’t recall ever hearing it before. Thank you for sharing that.

Yes, Trump did mess up the covid response. Think of how differently a President Rand Paul or Ron Desantis would have handled it. The President of the United States has tremendous power and access. Yes, members of their staff may not always be up to an occasion, but the President can seek out others who are. Trump had no hesitation firing and replacing many in his administration. He stuck with Fauci and scarf girl because he believed Fauci and scarf girl.