Jill Biden has spoken
Morning after reaction to Biden quitting the race
We’re snarfing up all the reaction, commentary, prognoses, tea leaves, and navel gazing following Joe Biden’s announcement Sunday 07-21-24 that Father Time beat him in a TKO. (Or was that Nancy Pelosi?) Full disclosure: We can’t get enough! Our presidential election — America’s favorite pastime next to the Super Bowl — has been thrown into a wonderfully askew, ridiculously colored, and ill-fitting cocked hat! What does it mean? It means Jokers are wild and screw the catch limit!
… and when did they know it?
Our favorite comment so far comes from The Atlantic: “Biden’s continued candidacy was an insult to the intelligence of American voters. … Allow me to summarize the response from outside America to the news that President Joe Biden is not running for reelection: Thank God for that!
Those Washington journalists who shrugged off their peers’ attempts to raise this issue also need to reflect on their actions. The signs of Biden’s unfitness were there to see, for those who wanted to look. … liberals can’t assume that everything on Fox News is untrue. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic
The Democratic Party essentially created its own political version of the 25th Amendment in forcing Biden off the ticket. — law professor Jonathan Turley
Nancy Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer and Barack Obama … had been all-in for Mr. Biden as long as they thought he could win. Only when the election polls showed he was a likely loser, and the Democratic electorate revolted, did they plot to force his ouster. In that sense the voters prevailed and forced the establishment’s hand. By rights the Democrats should pay some electoral price for their complicity in covering for Mr. Biden’s growing infirmity. — Wall Street Journal editorial
Father Time is undefeated
For him to agree to step aside means, on some level at least, he is acknowledging that he is entering a difficult final chapter of his life. — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic
Dropping out of the race was the first step, but given his rapid mental decline, he should take the logical next step. Joe Biden should resign the presidency. National Review editorial
You will not find a baby boomer more thrilled by Sunday’s political news than this one.
— Paul Fanlund, The Capital Times
“ “ — Wisconsin State Journal
Kamala can wait
Democrats should not rush to select his replacement on the ticket. They’ve got almost four weeks before their convention and they should take that time to get it right. Harris’ liabilities are substantial. Her approval numbers have been pretty much the same as Biden’s for three years, which is to say low. All of the arguments the Republicans had keyed up for Biden — inflation, immigration, etc. — will now be transferred to Harris. — former Madison mayor Dave Cieslewicz
President Biden hesitated to drop his re-election campaign in part because he and his senior advisers worried that Vice President Kamala Harris wasn’t up to taking on Donald Trump, according to three Biden aides familiar with recent talks about his plans. — Axios
Some key battleground Dems conspicuously quiet about Kamala Harris on Sunday. … [but] some of them, like Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) … got to yes on Harris. — Politico
What have we been saying?
Most Americans do not want a rematch between Biden and Trump. “The first party to retire its 80-year-old candidate is going to be the one who wins this election.” Thus prophesied Nikki Haley, six months ago in New Hampshire — William Kristol, The Bulwark
The 2024 election is Donald Trump’s to lose, and he may yet manage it. That was our reaction to his splenetic outburst on Sunday after President Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. It should have been an opportunity to show some class and judgment … Not Donald Trump — Wall Street Journal editorial
Blaska’s Bottom Line goes to Babylon Bee: “Jill Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race.”
31 responses to “‘Thank God for that’”
The country needs to hear it directly from Joe asap. Many people are asking for proof of life.
Kinda hard to do when you’re on a ventilator holed up in your basement in Delaware.
who is asking?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VsifANR96s
Kacklin’ Kamala, in her own words: (bolds/italics mine throughout) “We invested an additional $12 billion into community banks, because we know community banks are in the community, and understand the needs and desires of that community as well as the talent and capacity of the community,
“So, I think it’s very important, as you have heard from so many incredible leaders, for us at every moment in time — and certainly this one — to see the moment in time in which we exist and are present, and to be able to contextualize it, to understand where we exist in the history and the moment as it relates not only to the past but the future,”
“Thank God For That”? The fact-based Reality would be better served with “God Help Us!“
The Gotch
The piece in the WSJ hit it on the head. When it comes to trump being an ignorant, insulting, juvenile, D-BAG he never fails to deliver. The entire gop are nothing but cowards. They never stand up to him and never will. The sad part is that trump appeals to the lowest form of humans and gives them permission to act worse than he does. When someone, like Cheney stands up to him the entire party runs her out of town because they all live in fear.
Already Whit(LESS)mer and Manchin are running from Kacklin’ Kamala like she’s a syphilitic leper; are they RAYcists?
The Gotch
(Kacklin’) “Kamala’s biggest hurdle is that SHE IS AN IDIOT.” (bolds/caps/italics mine) Megyn Kelly
Bravo indigo November Golf Oscar!
The Gotch
Manchin told the WSJ this morning he was not running against Harris or for president. He is another 76 year old white guy who isn’t even a Democrat. Carpetbaggers never do well in politics. When all is said and done he will be kissing her ass. Try again.
Detroit News this morning. Wittmer endorses Harris love her job and her state. Will stay right there. Still remembers how trump tanked the auto industry that cost her state 100k in jobs. Try again. GOD I LOVE GOOGLE!!!!!
“Where is Joe?”
Alone and Abandoned, Biden Learns That Friends Are More Dangerous Than Enemies
It’s almost too much to take…almost…
The Gotch
Governor WhitLESS Is FAILING MICHIGANDERS
WhitLESS HELPED MI LOSE 82K JOBS, decimated 43% of small businesses, and oversaw ONE_OF_THE_WORST Post-PLANdemic recoveries EVAH!
Glass half full?
She has sense enough to avoid Kacklin’ Kamala!
The Gotch
You posted from an article published in 2022. A little out of date aren’t you. GOD I LOVE GOGGLE>
Google Thinks You’re Stupid And WORKS TO KEEP YOU IN THE DARK
With some generational imbeciles, google doesn’t have to work at all…
The Gotch
She outlawed the selling of garden seeds in 2020.
PolitiFact; Rated that story false. With a fatality rate of 6% during Covid she issued an order about shopping which was totally blown out of proportion. Probably the same people who wouldn’t follow the Covid precautions and helped 6% of their state die. GOD I LOVE GOOGLE
you can hear the fear in the voices of the gop. Like dt they have no plan except to throw out insults and bs. ” will end the war in Europe in 24 hours.” HOW? Crickets. And the list gets longer than trump’s convictions.
Cumo shipped him off to a nursing home just like he did in 2020.
Covid mortality was below 1%.
Where is Joe?
Not sure of the whereabouts of DementiaJoKe, but it appears Dr. Shill Macbeth is forsaking him, during probably the worst time in his life, in order to go to the Paris Olympics on the taxpayer’s dime.
Sure seems to have her priorities in line…
The Gotch
Trump played golf 307 days when in office at a cost of 142,000,000 to us. This was during Covid and Pence was skiing in Vail. GOD I LOVE GOOGLE.
Joe is at the home watching faux news and laughing his a$$ off.
Turn me on dead man.
Well shit he’s still alive! Gonna address the nation tomorrow. I find this apropos:
Marsellus : The night of the fight, you may feel a slight sting. That’s pride fucking with you. Fuck pride. Pride only hurts, it never helps.
You can smell the fear in the gop as trump starts to collapse.
Because Of (Kacklin’ Kamala) Every Little Girl In American Can Dream Of One Day Becoming An Idiot A. Carolla
The Gotch
Kinda surprised China hasn’t already invaded Taiwan. Wouldn’t be surprised if it happens this week still.
Anyone know a Democrat who has shown any contrition for the “end of Democracy” bullshit they’ve been spewing? Turns out they’ve been on Team End of Democracy the whole time. Seems like they moved past that inconvenient truth pretty quickly.
Once again, Thank God for Elon Musk! Free speech X is full of Kamala embarrassing herself in interviews and speeches. No way that would have been allowed on FBI Twitter.
Out of 26 comments, 17 are by two people: Mr. Lesiak and the Gotch.
Noted; The Gotch will voluntarily cut back.
The Gotch
Eric Weinstein on X:
I understood from US Democrats that “Democracy is on the ballot” in ‘24.
Okay. So, I would like to VOTE against
@KamalaHarris
becoming the nominee of my party, specifically after hiding
@JoeBiden
’s dementia/cognitive decline.
How do I *VOTE* to keep democracy on the ballot?