Look, it’s not that I think Joe Biden is the anti-Christ any more than I believe Bernie Sanders is the reincarnation of Karl Marx, but he does have a public record and it was troubling when he made it and it’s troubling today. Last time I checked repealing the Hyde Amendment (which he whipped in the Senate ladies) was not on his action agenda despite being quite a popular idea among Democrats as recently as last week, and indeed his entire Legislative history is pro-Life and anti-Abortion.
It’s ground Gillibrand could have confronted him on and tried to a bit but she was kind of a feminist black hole, ignoring her opponents (and the questions) entirely. Still, if you are a feminist and you have the patriarchal personification of the status quo standing next to you, wouldn’t you feel compelled to remind him? Biden is no Al Franken, he’s just creepy in that same bad touches clown/actor clueless kind of way that some people have. Me? I did politics for a while, I have a “personal space” zone of about a meter and I remember and resent every intrusion. You may be more comfortable with the hugging thing than I am.
On the other hand Kamala Harris kneecapped him without hesitation- “As the only African-American on this stage, may I address that?”
Come back here. I’ll bite your legs off.
And then she crushed him with the Busing story. I, of course, remember all that and Joe Biden too. He’s a disappointing Democrat for sale to the highest bidder, a reliable vote only for Majority Leader and otherwise an accident waiting to happen. He likes Trains, probably puppies too.
There is no question who lost, and Kamala shot to the top of my maybe list, however experience shows the one who actually carries out the hit usually takes a hit themselves.
And The Rest
Russell and Dawn just hated that.
It will surprise none of you that my opinion of Sanders has changed not a bit. I think at the end it will be Biden Neo Libs, Bernie and Warren, and Harris. Harris is at least better than Biden and probably better than Barack. Were it just Bernie and Joe I think Biden would get ground down, he’s on the wrong side of history. With the ladies it’s possible that the men’s support will leach away and one of them is left standing.
The rest are running for Vice and other Cabinet offices, though some are interesting.
Tied for wierdest are Marianne Williamson and Andrew Yang, Self Help Author and Tech Entrepreneur respectively. Williamson seems remarkably grounded given her profession (yes, I have been to a Tony Robbins Training, have you?) and Yang no more crazy than average- his guaranteed income program makes perfect economic sense even given Keynes/Samuelson models and assumptions. Shame he’s a kook actually.
Pick an Office? Sure, Secretary of Education and Treasury Secretary.
Michael Bennet? John Hickenlooper? Kindly, absent minded, and clueless Uncle Joe is stepping on your ConservaDem Oxygen line and strangling you. Also you are bad Democrats and dull, dull, dull.
Eric Swalwell has a lot of things happening for him, including the Impeachment of Unindicted Co-Conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio. He’s also open to the re-election option so I’m not sure he’ll last until California.
Pete Buttigieg looks like Tom Holland growed up a mite and there is no denial of youthful appeal. He’s a 2019 Moderate and I think Joe will suck him dry like a Vampire ultimately, though don’t get me wrong- he’s still better than Joe, Bennet, or Hickenlooper. He is badly wounded by the shooting in South Bend but otherwise would have been impressive.
Mostly Stephen and Seth got it too, but they weren’t as good as Trevor was in less time to prepare.
The Vikings are coming for all of us and they will end this village
A Closer Look