It was not some grand plan, it was a massive failure.

[Tweedy]

160. Ad hominem is never supposed to win any argument

And then his orange turpitude arrived and everybody seemed to get amnesia about debate rules.

Debate 101

Lying is disqualifying. Failing to answer a single question is too. There are microphones for soft voices. A soft voice is not disqualifying. Moderators take the debaters to task for twisting facts much less fabricating them out of whole cloth.

Reagan

President Reagan actually had Alzheimer’s, not the made up kind some wanted to suggest President Biden had. Yes. He was much worse. He was incomprehensible. Joe was disjointed; nonetheless, he answered every question.

This Time

This pile on just robbed my country of one of the most experienced and seasoned hands we have and the chaos agents and chicken littles did it with the excuse of a bad first debate. I can remember some true humdingers from presidents in their first debates. I can remember much worse than President Biden’s performance in that very night from Mr. Trump.

Used to be common wisdom

Presidents have problems with first debates used to be one of those things the press called common wisdom. The MSM was very hard on Barack Obama for it. Absurdly critical the press was imho

Republican Earworms

This time a republican earworm worked its way into a lot of heads and caused us harm. If you don’t like those, check your own narrative. See how much it overlaps.

Joe Biden has rescued us from a mess he did not create

Our president has given us an opportunity to dig out of this morass caused by people stuck inside of the Republican frame by rallying around his VP quickly.

Let’s accept his offer

I suggest we take the lifeboat he has offered us gratefully and stop attacking him. This small act of gratitude might be the very least we can do to thank him for bringing us the best economic conditions most of us have ever seen.