In one of the nearly billion news articles on Biden deciding not to seek re-election, there was a comment section in the on-line version of the Wall Street Journal. I commented “Are the democrats who pushed Biden out going to be prosecuted as insurrectionists”? Naturally, it generated a bunch of “likes” except for one snarky response that I should look up the definition of insurrection. I thought I knew the definition. The American Heritage Dictionary says that it is “The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.” Isn’t that what happened? Over 20 high level democrats and many more operatives openly clamored for Biden to get out of the race, fearing losing the presidency to Donald Trump. The senate and House leadership went to his home to urge him not to run. Some wrote that Biden was pushed out of the race. If that is not an “act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government” then I don’t know what is. Unlike the Jan 6 “insurrection” which had no chance of succeeding, this one did.
Unless the delegates to the democrat convention fall in line behind Kamala Harris, the convention will be a must see. The democrat leadership knowing Biden’s worsening condition, rigged the nominating process. They did not allow any competition to Biden and did not schedule any candidate debates. Now they are going to have to decide whether they can simply transfer Biden’s commitments and cash to Harris in order to avoid chaos at the convention. I would be stunned if their candidate were anyone but Harris. Not nominating her would rupture the party. Of course, she has the dismal Biden record to run on. At least everyone but the hardcore democrats think it was dismal. Democrat politicians and the pundits on the left are falling all over themselves praising Biden and his “accomplishments”. Harris has no record of accomplishments. Her only platform – other than she is not Donald Trump – is abortion. We will see whether that is enough to become the first woman (I guess she knows what a woman is) of color (black-Asian) to be elected president.
Lastly, Donald Trump again showed his petty, vindictive side. When offered the chance to pretend that he is presidential, he failed. His response to Biden’s opting out was “Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve — And never was! He only attained the position of President by lies, Fake News, and not leaving his Basement.” In many other instances when tweets like this go out, those close to the tweeter will recall the tweet and substitute one more conciliatory. Not in this case, Trump’s follow up tweet was “Crooked Joe Biden is the Worst President, by far, in the History of our Nation. He has done everything possible to destroy our Country. He was not fit to serve from the very beginning, but the people around him lied to America about his Complete and Total Mental, Physical, and Cognitive Demise.”
Way to go Donald. What a classy guy.
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Online greetings, Dr. Black. I am enjoying your articles. The saying, “May you live in interesting times,” certainly rings true. Instead of “politics,” I pronounce and write “poly-ticks,” from Greek πολλά, many, and ticks, blood suckers. The “Republicant” convention was somewhat interesting. The upcoming “Demorat” convention should be more interesting. I didn’t think that it would take long for Trump to return to his “classy” rhetoric, despite coming within a millimeter of being assassinated. I wonder if this once-great nation will ever get past these “interesting times.”
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