This past week has shown why I’ve never joined the democratic party. While driving around I listened to MOST of the first part of the debate between Joe Biden and our TWICE IMPEACHED so-called four times indicted 2 times popular vote LOSING (ex) president (Donald Trump) and I managed to catch the last twenty minutes, or so, on the TV. Two things were apparent to me: FIRST – Trump didn’t actually answer a single question. He BLOVIATED and LIED his way through the entire “debate.” Second: President Biden got off to a rough start and struggled to figure out how to deal with someone who, when his lips were moving, was LYING.

So, to no surprise from my standpoint, the pundits (I was watching on MSNBC) were in panic mode believing Biden had terribly lost the “debate.” Not ONE of the people I listened to (or watched) said virtually anything other than Biden should drop out of the election. This is TYPICAL democratic response to a situation which was, admittedly, less than ideal. BUT – the reality is the person President Biden was “debating” is a known pathological LIAR, a convicted FELON, facing an additional 54 FELONY charges which, with the help of HIS SCOTUS, he’s trying to worm his way out from. Not a SINGLE pundit put the onus on Trump for LYING for the entire 90 minutes – as if, that’s their measuring “stick” for the so-called “winner.”

Then, to top it off, out comes the New York Times calling on Biden to step aside – for who? That would be a good question now, wouldn’t it? If the democrats had a better candidate than Biden, it seems to me, that person would have participated in the primaries and been chosen by “we the people.” But, the truth is, the democrats DON’T have a better candidate than Biden and even if they did it would be impossible for that person to actually put together a campaign which had any chance.

I long ago quit the NY Times – the paper is accused of being “liberal” but for the couple of years I subscribed to it I saw little evidence that was true. And, suggesting to President Biden he should “put his tail between his legs” and quit the race, well NOTHING could be more stupid. Are they actually trying to help Trump back into the “White House.” I honestly can’t figure out why they would want that. And, the pundits? OMG they were unbelievable. What a bunch of wimps. It’s made me NOT want to tune into MSNBC because I got the impression they (there were several of their “hosts” in panic mode) were putting their individual “visceral” reactions out to MILLIONS without thinking what the hell they were doing.

To me, so what if it wasn’t “State of the Union” Biden? The other guy is a pathological LIAR and he was in top form. Virtually EVERYTHING coming out of his mouth was NOT true – fabricated in most instances. Why wouldn’t that be considered a devastating performance? Because he was aggressively spewing falsehoods and racist garbage we look the other way? I haven’t heard ONE MSNBC host suggesting Trump should get out of the race because of his LYING, racist rants, fascist innuendo. AND soon to be sentencing for 34 FELONY counts, re: stealing the 2016 election. Come to think of it, I don’t believe the NY Times has called on Trump to quit either. In fact – I get their headlines still in my email inbox – it appears to me the NY Times is actually pro Trump. Yikes!!!

Here’s the reason I’m going to vote for Joe Biden, no matter what the pundits on MSNBC and CNN, or papers like the Times say (I think other papers had the same editorial manure as the Times). The Biden administration passed the COVID rescue bill early on which saved several families I know (with children) from being homeless. They ACTUALLY got a bipartisan INFRASTRUCTURE bill passed which is putting people to work all across this land fixing stuff that needs fixing (Roads, Bridges, pipes with lead, etc.) plus pushing broadband access into rural areas, they passed the Chips and Science Act which is causing the manufacture of computer chips to be done here in America, they passed the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” which included the MOST significant Climate legislation yet, they got legislation passed for Veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits, and that’s just what I can remember off the top of my head.

The bottom line is Joe Biden KNOWS how the government works and he’s able to accomplish things that others (like Trump) have no idea what to do. Everyone, by now, knows the joke about Trump’s continuous “infrastructure week.” Never got done. President Biden got it done in his first two years in office. President Biden is TRYING (he needs Congress to do it right) to get a student loan forgiveness program through to help students who’ve been paying on their debt for years only to have the balances increasing. Typical bank skulduggery – and, of course, republicans oppose it.

Even to suggest President Biden doesn’t have the “stamina” to do this job you’d have to been having your head in the sand lately. He’s been flying back and forth across the Atlantic for different activities some ceremonial (like actually going to Ainse-Marne cemetery just outside of Paris where Trump said the “suckers and losers” are buried) and some official, like the G-7 Summit in Italy. Despite the BOLD FACED LIE coming from Trump that America is not respected around the world, well unless you’re focused on Russia, Iran, North Korea, and maybe China, Trump’s claim falls into the “poppycock” category. Nonsense! Yet, virtually everyone watching the “debate” let Trump get away with this.

And, CNN? I don’t watch/listen to CNN, but they were the ones putting on this debate. Their moderators were AWFUL. Now, maybe they were helpless to call out the lies based on the “rules” of the debate. But, they COULD have insisted Trump answer their questions. Here’s one I remember. Trump was asked how he would deal with the Climate Crisis (which is getting worse, year after year). He responded by blathering out about the “border” and the longer they let him go the more fanciful his response became. The number of “illegal aliens” continued to grow – seemingly exponentially – while the accusations of all the “murderers, rapists (remember Trump falls into that category while MOST immigrants DON’T), people from prisons, insane asylums, and terrorists is just MORE of Trump’s LYING. (Yes, Biden SHOULD have been prepared for this barrage of nonsense – but, as I remember it he simply said, “Everything he just said is a Lie.”

And, the issue of a CONVICTED FELON running to be president took up something like five minutes of the “debate.” Yes, I would like to have seen President Biden mention it more, but the part which caught my eye was Trump, in true mob boss form, attempted to turn the tables on the President by throwing accusations at him and suggesting Hunter Biden’s conviction for apparently lying about his drug use when he purchased a gun (think of ALL the cases which could be brought on that charge) was a more serious charge than him (Trump) LYING to (ie CHEAT) win the 2016 election. Hunter’s issue affected no one else – Trump’s something like 150 MILLION voters. And, Trump accusing Biden of being a criminal is classic (Nazi like) projection – “accuse your opponent of that which you’re guilty.”

For me, as I stated above, this “panic” by the so-called “liberal” pundits pretty much says it all. it’s the reason I’ll never join the democratic party. The democrats did this to Obama back in the 2012 election – unwilling to defend the Affordable Care Act – and, thus. LOSING control of Congress. Democrats allowed republicans to denigrate Hillary Clinton to the point where MANY either voted third party or didn’t vote – or, in some cases may have actually voted for Trump. And, now they’re complaining about the SCOTUS while attacking President Biden who’s put the most diverse judges on the various benches EVER. Once again, democrats seem to be running from their own accomplishments. The GREATEST one was keeping Trump out of office in 2021. And, they’re facing the same challenge today and, well, they’d better figure out soon the winner of the 2024 election will be either Biden or Trump. Full Stop!

Trump has sucked 40% of America into his CULT. Democrats don’t need to help him enlarge that number. And, trust me, Trump’s numbers will not (ever) go up. The plan of the republicans has been, since the INSURRECTION, to bring the number of democratic voters down. That’s why Trump’s largest donor (Timothy Mellon) is also RFK Jr.’s largest donor. (One of RFK Jr.’s spokespersons flatly said, “we want to make sure Joe Biden loses”) That’s the reason behind all the voter suppression legislation and the intimidation of poll workers. That’s why Trump is, once again, making his “mob like suggestions” about whether or not he’ll accept the results of the 2024 election. I can guarantee you, the ONLY way he accepts them is if he can somehow CHEAT his way back into the “White House.”

Final Thought: It’s just as important that democrats focus on giving President Biden a Congress which will allow critical legislation to get passed – and be somewhat of a “check” on the SCOTUS. There is much President Biden was unable to accomplish because republicans were able to block important legislation. For all those out there who are not “in tune” with how the government works, Biden is limited to what he can get through Congress and, while he managed some historic “bipartisan” legislation in his first two years, republicans ALWAYS crawl back to their ugly space at the slightest suggestion from the fuhrer.

Just think about all the republicans who’ve told the truth about Trump only to come grovelling back because they fear his nasty “tweets.” (Or whatever form the latest nasty-gram comes in) Trump has insulted Ted Cruz’s wife and father – you’d never know it (he even helped with the coup). Trump insulted Marco Rubio – ruthlessly – you’d never know it. Trump has insulted Mitch McConnell and made racist comments about his wife – you’d never know it. And, on and on. Lindsey Graham, Nikki Haley, one after another, they ALL come crawling back. Is it disgusting or embarrassing or shameful, or all of the above? You decide. It’s certainly not a good look!