It’s the bottom of the 9th…and Biden shoots for extra innings

Looking more and more like Joe Biden will seek re-election to a second term next year.

He’ll be nearly 82 if re-elected and 86 and 2 months if he crosses the finish line.

I hope he retires.

He’s been decent on domestic issues, certainly better than any Republican.

On foreign affairs he’s been reckless; a threat to our survival pushing US perpetual wars and regime change worldwide. His provocations made the Russian invasion of Ukraine virtually inevitable. His refusal to negotiate; indeed his sabotaging negotiations that nearly ended the war early on, have made nuclear war a possibility every one of the 369 days of this war…and counting down.

But even if he retires, his replacement, regardless of sex, race or creed, will likely do the same. That’s the way American exceptionalism rolls. Can you say a trillion dollar offense budget next year?

What is more urgent is that his re-election makes it almost certain his VP will become acting or actual president after Biden’s likely disability or death within the next 6 years. That actuarial reality adds a whole nother layer to his likely re-election bid.

What does he do about current VP Kamala Harris? She’s glued to Biden on domestic policy (good), as well as US world dominance (horrible). Harris presents Biden a huge dilemma. She is unpopular and unlikeable, two qualities that have nothing to do with her competence and qualifications, which are substantial. But that’s politics.

It’s very difficult for a president to dump his VP for a better asset in the campaign. It looks unseemly. But keeping her will become an issue that may help the Republican challenger. It’s likely Biden will follow George H.W. Bush, who kept the unpopular Dan Quale as his re-election VP. Or, Harris might take one for the team and retire instead of Joe.

There is no amount of Geritol in the world to cure Joe Biden’s ‘tired blood’. As I’ve said before, Say it’s so, Joe, ‘I’m retiring.

All r