Dr. Jill Biden’s Potential Legacy
Doing the right thing for Joe and the country
We’ve seen many underwhelming performances by Joe Biden over the last few years, but we’ve also seen him bounce back. As debate night approached, I was sure Joe would come out swinging and that the next day we’d all be talking about the actions of the lunatic joining him on stage. Even Trump believed Joe would be amped. The other night, that Joe didn’t show.
The man who did show up was someone America had never met before. He was feeble, appeared in a haze for most of the debate, and was incapable of completing his sentences before his thoughts were railroaded with, one can only assume, the garble he’d stuffed in his brain during debate preparations. Now and then, as his opponent spoke, he would light up, as if he had a great comeback, but it would be lost well before it was his turn to respond.
One thing is certain: Joe doesn’t know. He’s too far beyond comprehending his condition to understand he is no longer fit to lead the free world. Someone who does know is his wife, Dr. Jill Biden.
Jill Biden tried to prepare us for this. Before the debate, she spoke to an audience of supporters and urged them, as they would later be watching the debate, to not just hear Joe’s words, but to more importantly hear his heart. Unfortunately, hearts are unable to quell the concerns of allies, and they are unable to win wars, and they won’t develop functional policy.
The saddest moment of the evening of June 27, 2024, was following the debate, when Jill had the mic, and Joe stared back at her like a toddler waiting to be praised, and she exclaimed, “You answered every question!”
As the media began it’s feeding frenzy over the next 12 hours, Biden’s camp got into high gear preparing for his rally the following day in North Carolina. They believed they could turn this around and be saved by the fact that Joe can still read from a teleprompter, and he did do it well, though cheers of “four more years” seemed to distract and upset him.
Perhaps a few pundits pretended to let that act momentarily fool them, but they knew they were just lying to themselves.
Jill is trying to prop Joe Biden up, but to what end? He’s not fit for the office now, and with such a rapid decline in just three and a half years, what will he look like next year?
Nobody’s buying what the Biden’s are trying to sell us, and even sadder is that it’s not just the Bidens. Americans trust Barack Obama, but he, too, is telling us to give Joe a chance. We can’t afford to give Joe a chance, and it’s time for Democratic leadership to say so. It’s time for Kamala Harris to admit it, it’s time for Barack Obama to admit it, it’s time for Jill Biden to admit it.
One other thing did surprise me on debate night, and that was how much Donald Trump held back. He could have been extremely cruel to Joe Biden, but he realized he didn’t need to be. Donald Trump showed restraint, but he’s just three years behind Joe in age, and as Trump supporters hoist their candidate up as the winner of that debate, they should also look to his opponent as a foreshadowing of what may come.
Jill Biden, do what’s right, and inform your husband it’s time to let go. The Joe Biden of four years ago would cringe to see himself being propped up like a puppet, trying to fool the American people into believing he is still the stuff presidents are made of. What you are doing to him is cruel, and that alone is concerning. The American public isn’t fooled, and even if they aren’t saying it, everyone is aware that the result of clinging to the memory of Joe Biden is handing the presidency over to the greatest threat to democracy this decade.
America can’t afford any more old men to win the office of the presidency, but even more importantly, democracy can’t be risked for the sake of pride. Let someone capable take on feeble Trump. Let’s put an end to fighting feeble with feeble. History will thank you for it.
