Democrats Are Making A Big Mistake

Democrats have a tough decision to make. Unfortunately, they are on the verge of making a mistake by choosing Kamala Harris as their presidential nominee. This will follow a huge misstep when they selected Joe Biden in 2020. He turned out to be a disastrous president. Many agree with Donald Trump that he is the worst president ever.

America has experienced every kind of problem during the last three plus years. Millions of illegal aliens have overwhelmed our country, crime is rampant in urban centers, inflation has hurt the middle class and America’s status has suffered greatly in the global diplomatic arena.

What are Democrats missing in their choice of Kamala? Most important is her lack of experience. Generally, nominees for president who are congressional people are seriously lacking in administrative and foreign affairs training. Barack Obama’s lack of political savvy resulted in his loss of control of Congress when he unwisely rammed through his health care initiative. Teddy Kennedy died, and a Republican replaced him, resulting in a loss of filibuster protection. Afterwards, Obama had very few legislative achievements. Obama had two-year’s experience as a senator and worked as a community politician previously.

Kamala’s background is even more sparse. She was a prosecutor that flip-flopped about whether she was going to be strong against crime or progressive (in other words put felons in jail or release them). Her 3 1/2 years with Biden were unimpressive. She did little regarding illegal immigration.

She was a frequent target of conservatives for her rambling speeches that made little sense; and she often laughed when discussing important topics. Kamala dropped out of the presidential primary campaign before any voting took place.

Joe Biden was a total bust in his debate with Trump, and the leaders of the Democratic Party demanded that he drop out of contention for another term. His ego prevented him from leaving earlier, and Democrats had no choice but to select Kamala.

Democrats are about to double-down on another weak candidate. Kamala is not qualified to deal with terrorism, wars, famine, anti-Semitism, crime and an opposing party which will make gains in congressional elections in November.

If Kamala decides to debate Trump, it will be a bad day and yet another embarrassing moment for Democrats. Other more qualified potential selections for the Democratic presidential nomination are right to avoid this round of elections and just deal with four years of Trump’s lame duck rule.

Rich Democrats were quick to shower Kamala with plenty of cash. This money will not be enough to offset Kamala’s shortcomings.

Note: Biden’s decision to not run for president again and not resign before the election is creating some interesting issues. If he resigns before the election, Kamala would become president. If he does not resign, he would remain as president and responsible for the next five months.

One wonders, if Biden is too feeble, physically or mentally, shouldn’t he be required to give up the position immediately? Someone has to make important decisions.

EVERYBODY GROWS OLD

Keep in mind while reading this blog entry that I am adamantly opposed to the reelection of Joe Biden as president of the United States. The important issues that should disqualify Joe are being swept under the table by his sycophants and hardcore Democratic supporters. Unfortunately, I am equally disturbed about Donald Trump someday dictating from the Oval Office once again.

Joe is taking criticism of his candidacy too seriously. His former supporters think he has done a good job during his first term as president; I know, its hard to believe. I’ll discuss this later. But Joe is very obviously slipping, cognitively and physically. There is no shame in growing old and suddenly noticing that you are not so sharp when you debate and not so adept taking care of yourself, so you don’t take a fall down a flight of stairs or off a stage.

I’m 75, and I have slowed down dramatically in recent years. I played football, baseball and wrestled in high school; I played rugby for four years in college; I ran seven marathons as a much younger man. I work out strenuously every day. Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, which I battle on a daily basis. As a matter of fact, when Joe shuffles on camera, it could be because he also suffers from this affliction.

Just in case you are uninformed about the issues that you may face as an older person, I offer the following:

Every morning, you will be stiff getting out of bed. It takes a while to stretch out and walk erect.

Your fine motor skills will deteriorate over time. Drying yourself after showering is a process. Eating a salad that is not chopped is an ordeal. Eating and cutting steak is difficult. Walking long distances is painful. Buttoning buttons is an effort. Tying your shoelaces is frustrating. And finally, you may not be able to read your own handwriting.

Given that 100% of the older population suffers from one or more of these symptoms, why do young people look down on the aged? They will be in the same boat someday. And so, I feel for Joe.

Mentally, most people will slow down as well when they are older. Sometimes you’ll be forgetful and often you will not be able to remember names of famous people like The Rolling Stones. But so what? Be thankful that you can recall the names of your grandchildren and extended family.

I’m willing to give Joe a break on these issues. What I’m not inclined to do is give him a pass on his politics and his actions, and non-action, relating to the economy (inflation and taxes), immigration (he has enabled millions of undocumented aliens to enter our country at a great cost socially and financially) and his stance on crime.

It’s selfish and egotistical for Joe to ignore his physical and mental shortcomings that will, no doubt affect his ability to lead America. After all, it isn’t easy to be president. If he is not up to the job, he should recognize it and drop out of the election.

A very important concern regarding Joe’s likely departure from the campaign is that Kamala Harris is a front runner to take his place. I’m not going to go into a diatribe about the shortcomings of this person, other than to say that she has been obviously incompetent as vice president and has been disingenuous about her true feelings regarding crime and poverty. Frankly, I think Joe Biden would be better than having Kamala Harris as the next president of the country.