LET'S FACE IT - HE'S HAD IT ...

... he's too old and getting a bit doddery.

An elderly man with a failing memory.

Yes he was a contender in the past, doing a damned good job in a thankless occupation and rising to one of the highest positions available - head of department - while continuing to mentor younger people and contribute to the community in his career, profession, art and hobby. ....

..... hold on! Hold on.  We're not talking of Richard of Richard's Bass Bag here - we're supposed to be talking of Joe Biden, President of that USA.

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Joe Biden has had a reasonably good career as a capable - not outstanding- politician who rose to the apex of the position of Vice-President which (only in America) allowed him to run for and win the position of President. OK, the alternative was pretty dire but, 4 years ago he wasn't the best candidate and today - way less so, although, still preferable against the dreadful mess that is Donald Trump.

Now I've mentioned before in posts that USA has some damned good Democrat contenders for the role of President (Harris, Cortez, Newsom to name a few) but for some as yet unreported reason the Democrat machine keeps putting Biden forward. He might have been capable once but now, in his aged state he is not functioning and could be an embarrassment. I'm not the only one who, while watching Biden giving an address on domestic issues or uttering  a statement on foreign policy, crosses my fingers and hopes that the old bugger doesn't stuff things up. Well, no surprises here, that old bugger is now older and yes, he is stuffing things up. Look up the latest on Biden on the internet to see what I mean.

Maybe the Democrats have been playing the long game and are waiting with an ideal candidate to put forward but who has yet to categorically indicate the desire. Read Kamala Harris or Gavin Newsom here.

We live in interesting times.