The new smear from the right is that Biden is senile.

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62. LISTEN UP, PEOPLE! You are being gaslighted!

I’ll say at the offset that I like Joe and Joe has gotten older, as have we all. Is he at peak? Define it. Is he declining? Define it.

Does anyone have the vaguest idea how you’d come off in front of a camera hours per day, your every twitch scrutinized and used to shore up whatever pet theory each person wants to push? If you’re a hugger now you’re a creep, no matter what’s your intent. If you misspeak you’re gaffe prone, no matter you’ve been talking nonstop for days and have had people firing talking points and questions at you without ceasing. If you wax nostalgic you’re out of touch. If you use modern vernacular you’re an embarrassing boomer. If you stumble over words you’re feeble.

Being older does slow some things down and cause some things like anomia, temporary forgetting of words and names. It’s not dementia and it’s not a sign of failing cognition. It’s literally specific neural pathways not connecting as quickly. It happens to damn near all of us if we live long enough.

I’m sure campaigning is a beast on older people, but I’d put some elders far ahead of youngers in handling it. Governing takes wisdom and intelligence and the will to place people around you who will carry out a cohesive, purpose driven plan that reflects the wants and needs of a nation.

Joe is fine. If Joe IS slowing he’s fine. He’s not developing a different personality or forgetting what he’s there for. Don’t give the right, whose boy is genuinely personality disordered and is trying to be a dictator, fuel against a decent, smart man who yes, is in his seventies. And can get us out of this.