I have done little else since Thursday night but read, listen and consider the viewpoints of those to my left and to my right about what the democrats need to do next after a disastrous debate performance by Joe Biden. I have been a big supporter of the president, and while I was not excited that both of our choices are well into their s…
I have done little else since Thursday night but read, listen and consider the viewpoints of those to my left and to my right about what the democrats need to do next after a disastrous debate performance by Joe Biden. I have been a big supporter of the president, and while I was not excited that both of our choices are well into their senior years this election, I understand the importance of rallying the troops to support the president.
However, after Thursday's debate, I find myself not only wondering if Joe Biden can possibly be up to be president for four more years, but also wondering if he can even manage to be president for the rest of his term. I know there is great risk in trying to replace Biden on the ticket with four months until the election, but I believe after the debate, we have no other choice. It is irresponsible to continue on this path and pretend we didn't see what we saw.
We have spent the past 9 years watching the republicans give up the moral high ground on issue after issue, in service of a corrupt president who cared nothing for the greater good, but only for himself. We pleaded with them to take the principled stand and vote for the democrats in order to save democracy. And they failed time and time again.
Now we are at the same precipice. Perhaps not because of corruption, because Joe Biden is a good man who has served his country admirably, but because we need to do what is right, even when it seems too hard or too risky. We may lose in November because we pick the wrong candidate, or it has to be Kamala, or a million other reasons, but we will certainly lose if we try to gaslight the American public into believing there is nothing to see here and everything is fine.
I would rather lose trying to do the right thing than lose because we were too afraid to change course.
I have done little else since Thursday night but read, listen and consider the viewpoints of those to my left and to my right about what the democrats need to do next after a disastrous debate performance by Joe Biden. I have been a big supporter of the president, and while I was not excited that both of our choices are well into their senior years this election, I understand the importance of rallying the troops to support the president.
However, after Thursday's debate, I find myself not only wondering if Joe Biden can possibly be up to be president for four more years, but also wondering if he can even manage to be president for the rest of his term. I know there is great risk in trying to replace Biden on the ticket with four months until the election, but I believe after the debate, we have no other choice. It is irresponsible to continue on this path and pretend we didn't see what we saw.
We have spent the past 9 years watching the republicans give up the moral high ground on issue after issue, in service of a corrupt president who cared nothing for the greater good, but only for himself. We pleaded with them to take the principled stand and vote for the democrats in order to save democracy. And they failed time and time again.
Now we are at the same precipice. Perhaps not because of corruption, because Joe Biden is a good man who has served his country admirably, but because we need to do what is right, even when it seems too hard or too risky. We may lose in November because we pick the wrong candidate, or it has to be Kamala, or a million other reasons, but we will certainly lose if we try to gaslight the American public into believing there is nothing to see here and everything is fine.
I would rather lose trying to do the right thing than lose because we were too afraid to change course.
As JVL always says - "Good luck America"