America is currently in a fight for its life, not against a foreign foe but from a domestic enemy within. Now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of their country. The Fourth Estate has a special responsibility to inform the public on matters that affect the health and safety of ourselves and our Constitutional democracy.
The new book by the unnamed "journalist" serves that purpose not at all. It is a self aggrandizing recrimination against a very successful administration, and distracts our attention from urgent matters at hand. The content of the book interests me not at all.
As you said, H20 Man, even saints were not perfect human beings. This certainly applies to politicians as well. Since October of 2002, in Democratic primaries I vowed never to vote for anyone who supported or signed onto the Iraq War Resolution which gave GW Bush a free hand to invade Iraq. This included Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and John Kerry. It especially grieved me that Kerry, who rose to prominence as a Vietnam veteran against that war, voted for the IWR. I have, of course, voted D in every general election.
In the 2020 Democratic primary I broke my vow, and voted for Joe Biden because I believed he gave us our best chance to defeat the orange monster defiling the Oval Office. At that time I was somewhat concerned about Joe's age, but I knew he'd have a great supporting cast.
Despite the success of his presidency, I sincerely hoped he would not run for a 2nd term at the end of which he would be 86 years old. Then the fateful debate happened. If responsible journalism prevailed, the bigger storyline would not be Joe's stumbles but the litany of bold faced LIES spewed by his opponent -- which would be absolutely disqualifying for any voters not preconditioned by the insipid infotainment and propaganda that passes for "news" these days.
And so, here we are. There are lessons to be learned, and distractions to be rejected. All that matters is winning the fight we are in now, always with an eye towards securing a better future.
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