The entire RNC was a stunning success. The MSM expecting to see wild-eyed, out of control, MAGA cult members instead saw ordinary looking Americans chanting USA. If George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Dick Cheney, Elizabeth Cheney, Lisa Murkowski, Adam Kinzinger and Paul Ryan were present, they weren’t visible, and no one was bothering to talk to them. People who used to openly despise Trump, like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were singing his praises. Whether this is unity around Donald Trump or unity against what Democrats are doing to this country, it was unity. And it showed.

When the Gold Star families of the people killed during the disastrous exit from Afghanistan stood on that stage carrying pictures of their lost loved ones it was an unforgettable moment.

What is a Gold Star family? RNC mourns fallen service members (usatoday.com)

“Joe Biden said the withdrawal from Afghanistan was an extraordinary success,” said Cheryl Juels, the aunt of Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee. “Look at our faces. Look at our pain and our heartbreak. And look at our rage. That was not an extraordinary success.” 

Then last night, Donald Trump gave the closing address. Hulk Hogan and Dana White introduced him. They both described Trump as a strong fighter. The contrast with Joe Biden could not be starker.

He started out by talking personally about what happened when he was shot in an attempted assassination. He was humble and acknowledged that it was only through God’s grace that he was still alive. Democratic plans to win this election by convincing people that Trump was an existential threat to Democracy who needed to be destroyed at all costs evaporated on live TV. Now their only hope is to find someone capable of convincing the world that they are a stronger and more capable leader than Donald Trump. Look at Joe Biden. Ok, enough. Look at Kamala Harris. Stop giggling. Now look at the Democratic bench. See anybody? Anyone? Anywhere?

Trump spoke too long, and he rambled too much, but it didn’t matter. Message delivered.

Everyone one, except Joe and Jill Biden, knows it is long past his bedtime. Joe and Jill went up the hill and they aren’t about to slide down willingly anytime soon. Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Hakim Jeffries and even Adam Schiff are publicly begging Joe to call it a day. Perhaps, at some point, Joe will give up. But the damage has already been done.

Democrats were determined to destroy Donald Trump at any cost. Well Donald Trump is still standing and they are nowhere to be seen. The bullet that blew away part of Trump’s ear took the last shreds of Democratic hopes for tomorrow with it.

John F. Kennedy: ‘Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.’ — The Socratic Method (socratic-method.com)

“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.”

Look around. The Democratic Party just became the world’s largest orphanage.

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It is still hard to grasp the reality of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. It is clearly a miracle that he was not killed. No one is even pretending that this is an acceptable result.

Predictably the Biden Administration rushed to the microphone saying: “Trust us, we will investigate this.” However, the weaponization of the DOJ and the FBI makes it impossible to trust anyone connected to the Biden administration.

We already know things about this incident that are impossible to reconcile. We are told this was a one off, this 20-year-old disturbed man got his hands on an AR15 and took a shot at Trump. Nothing to see here. Just this guy and he is dead. End of story.

One of the most important considerations in investigating is to pay attention to people who lie. In this case we already know the Secret Service has lied. We were told that local law enforcement was responsible for security in the area where the gun man was located. That was not true. Local law enforcement was assigned to traffic control.

We were told that the roof was too steep to allow Secret Service agents access. This roof is so flat that Joe Biden could probably manage it.

How did this young man pull this off? This is about sixty miles from his home. How would he know where to set up for his kill shot. Incredibly, there is video of him walking around, with a backpack and a range finder, about an hour before Trump took the stage. He bought a five ft ladder from Home Depot on his way to the scene. How did he know he would need that? Is it possible that this untrailed youth managed to scout out the area, in less than an hour, identify a potential sniper nest ignored by the Secret Service and get a shot off at Donald Trump? Seriously?

Yet so far there is no evidence of him having any help. And we are reminded not to assume malice when mere incompetence is a satisfactory explanation.

There reports of a man, on that roof, with a rifle, but the only response was for a Secret Service shooter to take a picture of him. Local law enforcement tried to take a look. Not with a ladder, but rather with one officer standing on another officer and trying to pull himself with his fingertips so he could see over the edge. What he saw was a gun pointing at him. He then, predictably, fell and hurt himself. Is this how the Secret Service responds to reports of a man with a gun? They didn’t necessarily need to kill him but they absolutely should have removed Trump from that stage.

There are reports of Secret Service assets withdrawn from Trump to support Jill Biden and Kamala Harris. Who made that decision? Is our Secret Service really this inept, was this just all the protection they felt Trump needed or deserved or was it something more sinister. By any measure, this isn’t even close to being acceptable.

All we know so far is that we don’t know. In the meantime, regardless of why this happened, the result was to elevate Donald Trump to a whole new level. The problem for Democrats was that people can’t get over the sight of Joe Biden during that debate. A new and bigger problem is that people can’t get over the sight of Donald Trump, standing there with his fist raised, with a bright blue sky behind him and an American Flag completing the scene. Good luck with convincing people that this is an existential threat to our democracy.

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Last night Donald Trump walked into the RNC convention to a thunderous applause. But when I saw a closeup of his face, it was noticeably different. He looks and acts like a different man. That is understandable, because he literally came within an inch of losing his life. But for the grace of God, he would be dead. A gold-plated casket is still a casket.

Watching the assassination attempt live on television was stunning. There are very few events that are destined to have such a major impact on history. It delivered a devastating blow to the Democratic narrative. Their plan was to win this election by convincing people to hate Donald Trump so much that they would vote for a walking corpse before they would consider voting for him. That disappeared along with a significant part of his right ear. A campaign based on hatred for Donald Trump is no longer an option leaving one to wonder how, exactly, Democrats planned to turn the tide of history.

But after seeing Donald Trump last night, one must ask whether the major impact of this incident may be on Donald Trump personally. Donald Trump is a complex man, highly skilled but also an arrogant narcissist. He did an excellent job as President, but he is not necessarily someone to trust regarding a business deal. I have heard too many stories, from people who know Donald Trump personally, to ignore. Donald Trump is famous for being, well, Donald Trump. That is why so many people love him or hate him.

But what if that bullet did more than nick his ear? What if that bullet gave Donald Trump a stark reminder of the precious gift of life. What if it humbled him by reminding him that he is alive solely because of the grace of God. Some of his remarks since the event hint that this may be the case.

Only time will tell, but it seems possible that Donald Trump suddenly became a different person, overnight. A man forced to acknowledge his own mortality. A man who will spend the rest of his life being humbler, but also much more focused on his impact on those around him. There would be no limit to what could be accomplished by a President Donald Trump if he has really changed,

I am not the only one who noticed this. The following article from Vanity Fair seems to confirm part of this:

Donald Trump’s Inner Circle Says He’s “Changed” Post-Shooting. But Has He Really? | Vanity Fair

We really don’t know if Donald Trump has truly changed. That will take the test of time. But this is a reminder that a close encounter with God has the potential to change anyone. It would the ultimate irony if a shot intended to kill him instead may have saved him.

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I had season tickets to the San Francisco Giants for over 25 years. When Barry Bonds was playing for the Giants, he was the most feared hitter in baseball. There was even one game where the bases were loaded, with two outs and the other team had a two-run lead. The manager walked Barry Bonds, giving up one run, because he just did not want to pitch to Barry Bonds in that situation. Attending an SF Giants game in San Francisco was a guarantee that Barry Bonds would walk at least once and maybe more every game. So, a lot of people, including me, got a rubber chicken and when Barry Bonds was walked, the entire stadium would wave our rubber chickens and do the “chicken dance.” It was great fun.

Now we are watching another chicken dance. The assassination attempt, secretly longed for by stupid Democrats, missed. It not only missed, but Trump also rose defiantly with his fist in the air shouting “fight.” It could not have been choreographed better for Donald Trump.

The response by the MSM was ludicrous and predictable. First many of them didn’t even acknowledge that this was an assassination attempt, that Trump had been hit, but not seriously injured. Some of them reported that Trump fell after hearing a loud noise. CBS reported: “Trump rally shooter killed by Secret Service sniper, official say.” A desperate attempt to distract the attention away from Donald Trump.

It didn’t and won’t work. The shooting was shown on live TV and it was obvious that it was a miracle that Trump wasn’t killed. The bullet came within an inch of his life. The Secret Service did surround Trump and try and shield him from further attack. But he was still able to stick his head up and raise his fist. We are truly fortunate there was no second shooter on site.

Now the finger pointing is underway, and there are a lot of fingers. The Biden Administration is trying to get ahead of this and pretend they are ready, willing, and able to handle this responsibly. Few believe them. Instead, we see that the Secret Service reports to Alejandro Mayorkas, yes that Alejandro Mayorkas. The head of the Secret Service, predictably, is a female, former head of security for PepsiCo on a mission to implement DEI into the Secret Service. The result was three females, looking panicked and ineffective putting on a remarkable display on national TV.

It is also increasingly obvious that there was a total breakdown in security. There is absolutely no excuse or explanation for how this 20-year-old man was able to put himself to take a kill shot at Donald Trump. One problem is that there are reports that the Trump campaign asked for additional security and this was denied. There are reports that some Secret Service agents working on the Trump campaign were reassigned to Jill Biden for an event on the same day. There is video of people, many people, pointing out this guy crawling on a rooftop. Eventually a local police officer climbed a ladder, only to back down when the shooter pointed a rifle at him. Shortly after that the shooter fired at Donald Trump. There are pictures that seem to show that Secret Service Snipers saw this guy, before he fired, but did not act until he had fired. If any of this is true, this will be difficult to explain and impossible to cover up.

In addition, there is all that video of Democrats, including Joe Biden, calling Donald Trump an existential threat to our democracy. Numerous Democrats saying the only thing that mattered was defeating Donald Trump, because he was such a threat to the country. There were even some suggesting that Biden assassinate Trump. This puts all those lawsuits against Trump into perspective. Those now calling for peace and unity were the ones most vocal in demanding the opposite. There is no chance this will work. Just as that debate showed the incompetence of Joe Biden, this shooting showed both the unrelenting hatred of Donald Trump and his own incredible act of courage during the most stressful of occasions. Democrats were stripped naked and exposed on national television, and it may take years, if not decades for them to recovery. No recovery is possible if the current leaders remain in charge.

If Democrats are smart, which is unlikely, heads will roll immediately. They need sacrificial scapegoats so the rest of them can pretend to be surprised and outraged. Instead, I think we will see the political equivalence of the chicken dance, only this time the chickens are coming home to roost.

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It was shocking to see President Donald Trump shot, live on National TV. It is a miracle that he was not killed or seriously injured. The good news is that Trump appears to be ok, although he definitely incurred some kind of injury. This is a sad reminder that political assassinations have happened before and they will happen again.

We may never know exactly what happened here, but there are certainly going to be fundamental questions. The Kennedy Assassination happened over 60 years ago, the facts were obvious, but the conspiracy theories, including new theories continue.

There are already reports of people warning both police and the secret service that they saw a man with a gun on that roof top, before the firing. I saw people on TV giving eyewitness accounts of this. At best, this is an unacceptable dereliction of duty. There is a reason Trump has Secret Service protection. At a minimum, these reports should have been given to the Secret Service who could and should have immediately taken action to protect Trump.

There is also a rumor that the snipers there to protect Trump saw the shooter before he shot but did not respond until after he shot. Then he was immediately (conveniently?) killed. If Trump had been killed, and the shooter killed immediately, at least some of his enemies would have considered this a momentous day. Problem solved.

The Secret Service team responded rapidly to protect Trump and get him out of the way. They did a fantastic job. But there is legitimate concern regarding whether all the Secret Service Agents and others at the scene did equally well.

The initial news reports, including on Fox, tried to downplay the possibility of an attempted Assassination. Some even initially reported that Trump dove for cover after hearing loud noises. Fox was more responsible and called this an “incident” and worked hard to figure out what happened. But anyone watching this noticed that Trump appeared to have been hit in the ear and the pictures showed blood streaks across his face. In addition, I immediately recognized the sound of gunfire, with multiple shots. So did other people, including many on site.

Regardless of what happened, this immediately elevated Trump to a whole new level. He was calm, cool, and collected. He was the one who dove for cover when he was hit. When the Secret Service surrounded him to get him off that stage, he calmly asked about his shoes. Then he faced the crowd and pumped his fist. He also did this as he was being shoved into the limousine. He quite literally was someone who remained in control, even under fire. Wow!

The DOJ, the FBI and the Secret Service are already investigating. But when Kennedy was assassinated, there was the establishment of the Warren Commission to investigate because of the obvious importance. We can expect Republicans and smart Democrats to immediately demand a bi-partisan independent commission to investigate this. Few have much faith in either the DOJ, the FBI, and the Secret Service under this administration.

This was a shock but not a surprise. Democrats have been saying Trump is an existential threat to democracy. He has literally been compared to Hitler. Some have even suggested that Biden have him killed. Many have suggested that someone kill him. Those in the media and the DNC filled with Trump derangement syndrome did nothing to condemn these remarks, they encouraged them. The MSM lies about him daily. One Democratic congressman even proposed stripping Trump of Secret Service protection. Even when Democrats were confronted with the obvious incompetence of Joe Biden, their only concern was whether he was still the best person to defeat Donald Trump. The obvious weaponization of our legal system against Trump was ignored, if not embraced, because the only thing that matters to many people is to see Trump destroyed somehow, somewhere.

But, regardless of who planned this, they missed. There is an old saying: “If you shoot at a king, don’t miss.” They missed. This was the shot heard round the world. It was a dumb shot. The country will instantly unite around Donald Trump and the demands for justice will circle the globe.

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Joe Biden gave his first press conference in over eight months. There is a reason for that. Joe Biden is just not particularly good at this. Last night was probably a worst-case scenario for Democrats. Those in the Democratic Party who are desperate for him to withdraw from the race would have preferred a public face-plant. That didn’t happen, although Joe Biden had some predictable Joe Biden moments. For example, calling Donald Trump his Vice President was certainly entertaining. But although he still looked old, still slurred his words, and still gave incoherent answers based on lies, that wasn’t enough to convince him or anyone close to him of the need to resign. If anything, Joe looked even more determined to stay the course.

The result is that the DNC is caught in a quagmire of their own creation. They can’t get rid of Joe, any time soon, and every hour this is delayed is a precious hour lost forever. They can’t seriously promote their candidate for President until they have a candidate for President. Right now, few predict that will be Joe Biden and even fewer predict that he would have any chance during the November election.

The following article in the Intelligencer is from a hard-core Democrat infused with Trump Derangement Syndrome. This man not only does not want Trump to win, but he has also drunk the Kool Aid regarding January 6^th, 2021, referring to Trump as a “disgraced coup plotter.” That just makes this even more delicious.

The Democrats Are Making a Terrible Mistake (msn.com)

According to this article democrats are saying, in private conversations, that “they can live with Donald Trump winning.” Perhaps Chait unwittingly, exposed the real problem:

“The party’s organizing basis since the first day Trump took office has been to treat him as a civic emergency. This is the basis for demanding donations, volunteering, and sacrifice. If they are not willing to endure the relatively modest discomfort of a contentious intraparty debate to minimize the chance of a second Trump term, they’ll have broken faith with their supporters.

In the meantime, the result of this paralysis is a crippled Biden dragging a mostly unwilling party to what it regards as certain defeat. Three and a half years ago, one could have imagined Trumpian authoritarianism returning to power in a blaze of violence. Instead, history may record that he took power again when his opposition essentially abdicated.”

The most dangerous lie is the one we tell ourselves. Democrats were too focused on telling lies about Donald Trump that they ignored lies they were telling about and to themselves. They ignored the obvious about Joe Biden and let him cake walk through the primaries with no opposition. Now, only when it is too late, have they finally allowed themselves to see reality. Joe Biden wasn’t destroyed by that debate performance; he was exposed. Even Democrats and the Biden supporters in the MSM admit they weren’t surprised. They were just shocked that this happened on national TV and they accidentally exposed the truth to the entire world. Once seen, it can’t be unseen. Now they live in Tomorrow land, stranded without power, in a land of illusion, with none of the rides working.

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The problems with Joe Biden are now clear to anyone. His performance during the Presidential debate is impossible to ignore. Even Democrats were shocked and horrified. This was so bad that there should have been bi-partisan demand to invoke the 25^th Amendment. This is the reason for the 25^th Amendment. It is extremely dangerous to have an incompetent Commander in Chief.

The reality is that since Joe Biden is a Democrat and every member of the cabinet is a Democrat, this is a Democratic problem. While Republicans can express concern, there are only two ways to remove a sitting President of the United States from office. He can be impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate. There is no chance of that with a Democratic controlled Senate. The other way is for the Vice President and the members of the cabinet to invoke the 25^th Amendment. Then and only then can the House and the Senate even vote on the matter.

Yet, despite the obvious, Democrats aren’t even discussing the real problem. Their only concern is regarding losing the election to Donald Trump. To Democrats the only threat facing the country is losing the election. The only threat that concerns them is losing power. They admit this by saying that the most important thing is to have a Democratic President, a Democratic Speaker of the House, and a Democratic Majority Leader in the senate.

When you combine this with the cover-up regarding Joe Biden’s mental deficiencies, with the full cooperation of the MSM there is only one conclusion. Neither the Democratic Party nor the MSM can ever be trusted regarding National Security. This is inexcusable. What could be more important that having a President of the United States ready, willing, and able to make crucial on-the-spot decisions. That is why the President has such tremendous power. It is also why the 25^th Amendment was necessary. Yet no Democrat seems to be even slightly concerned regarding whether Joe Biden is currently fit for duty.

This should terrify everyone, without regard to political party. What benefit is there from having a President of the United States who is a Democrat if that person cannot perform the duties of a Commander in Chief? What is the benefit of a free press if they cannot report objectively on something that is so absolutely vital. What excuse is there for ignoring the obvious problems with Joe Biden when they threaten National Security. But they not only ignored it, but they also literally lied about it and tried to accuse anyone who reported accurately of spreading dangerous misinformation.

The American people have a simple choice this fall. They can continue to vote for Democrats, despite the clear and present danger to this country or they can vote for Republicans and demand accountability from both parties.

We live in an extremely dangerous world where foreign countries can attack us with nuclear weapons with extraordinarily little time to respond. There is no longer any margin for error. We either put responsible people in charge or we cannot possibly be simply safe.

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Democrats are now fully aware of the problem with Joe Biden. No one is even pretending any more. Now, the real problem is what to do about this. If anyone in Democratic leadership had an ounce of legitimate consideration for the country, they would be demanding that Vice President Kamala Harris and the cabinet invoke the 25^th Amendment. There really is no legitimate alternative if one considers the duties and responsibilities of the President of the United States to be critical to national security. Yet, if this is happening, there is little evidence of that. Instead, Democrats are totally focused, as they have been for over 8 years, on beating the hated Donald Trump. Their blatant hatred for Donald Trump is blinding them, again, to reality.

As a result, Democrats are struggling to find some acceptable alternative, other than the obvious. This may not be all that easy. The biggest problem is that Kamala Harris is polling worse than Biden. She was chosen because Biden, at the urging of the liberal left, choose a black female to be his Vice-Presidential running mate. Kamala Harris was the best option considering that criteria. Just think about that for a minute.

Democrats are desperate to find someone, anyone, to lead the ticket that can defeat Donald Trump. Yet, if they bypass Harris, that will create serious problems within one of their core constituencies, the black community. The problem is compounded by the inability of Joe Biden to recognize reality. Even if he thinks he is currently capable of being President of the United States, which requires an incredible level of delusion, one must ask. Does he really think he is capable of handling another four years in office? Wow!

There are finally some members of the MSM who are admitting that Joe is no longer capable of being President. Yet none of them has stated the obvious. There is absolutely zero excuse for not demanding Kamala Harris invoke the 25^th Amendment. This is a case study regarding the reason for the 25^th Amendment.

This cannot continue, but one thing is certain. Democrats will never consider doing the right thing for the right reason. Neither will many members of the MSM. Trump Derangement Syndrome will continue to carry the day.

Just imagine this. Imagine Democrats choosing someone, other than Kamala Harris, to replace Joe Bide. Yet remember that Kamala Harris will remain within a heartbeat of being President of the United States for six months. Does anyone seriously expect Joe Biden to do better between now and January 2025. Anyone? What are the odds that he will still be in office in January 2025? Anyone being nominated, other than Kamala Harris, better understand this.

There are people desperate enough and dumb enough to volunteer for the assignment. Gavin Newsom is at the top of that list. So is Gretchen Whitmer. But smarter Democrats realize that if Donald Trump is elected, he will be gone in four years. Odds are that during the next four years he will be under constant assault by Democrats and the MSM. They will never, ever, consider uniting behind him so that he can do his job as President of the United States. They will do anything and everything to sabotage him.

Four years from now, people may forget how bad things were under Joe Biden. They will just want change and sadly they are likely to stupidly vote for another Democrat. If you doubt that, check the election results in England. Or even look at France.

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If there was any doubt regarding Biden remaining in the 2024 Presidential race, that ended last night. The interview by George Stephanopoulos, apparently designed to show that Joe still had it, had the opposite effect. Biden was better than during the debate, but by any measurement this interview was an unmitigated disaster.

After covering up for Biden for months, if not years, the MSM has seen the light. They are not covering up for him anymore. The post interview commentary by the ABC panel was absolutely devastating. It is now only a matter of when, not if, Joe Biden withdraws from the race. The Biden error is over, and the only question is who or what Democrats will choose to carry the torch.

Democrats will continue to focus their fire on Donald Trump, but so far that has not worked. They will attempt to paint Trump with the Biden old fart brush, but that hasn’t worked either. This does not mean Democrats will stop trying, that would be counter to their DNA. It just means this is extremely unlikely to work.

Next week, July 9-11, all 32 NATO Allies will meet in Washington, D.C. Few honest people want Joe Biden representing the U.S. at that meeting. Something must be done and it must be done now. Perhaps Joe Biden inadvertently provided the solution. Incredibly he tried to blame his debate performance on Jet Lag and a severe cold. Even Stephanopoulos noticed that Biden had been back from overseas for 12 days prior to the debate and spent the week prior to the debate holed up in Camp David. Others noticed that the extreme cold was gone by the North Carolina campaign stop last Friday.

There was a rumor that there was a medical emergency on Air Force one returning from Wisconsin to Delaware after the Stephanopoulos interview. Odds are no one was really ill, the toilets were just overflowing because everyone on the plane, other than Joe, was throwing up.

It would not surprise me to hear that Joe Biden has suddenly become ill. This convenient illness would do several things. It would “explain” the debate performance. It would also allow Joe to transfer power, temporarily to Kamala Harris, while saving face. It would allow Kamala to show that she is capable of being President. And if she fails that test, which seems likely, that would give Democrats the excuse they need to replace both of them on the ticket during the DNC convention. It would have the additional benefit of sucking all the oxygen out of the room during the Republican National Convention. However, there is a problem. “President Harris” could provide a real challenge to a Democratic slate chosen to bypass her on the way to the White House.

In the meantime, that NATO summit is around the corner and no one is enthusiastic about Joe Biden trying to provide leadership. Even Russia and China are nervous about that because stupid people do stupid things. While the MSM in the U.S. was slow to admit the truth about Joe Biden, the rest of the world knows. The reports by the MSM overseas are beyond brutal.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-trump-debate-international-media-coverage/

This time the real fireworks will take place after the 4^th of July. An explosive result is inevitable. Again, it is hard to imagine those who blundered into this disaster using logic and common sense to find a solution. The most likely result is the easy out, which means Kamala Harris. If that happens, Democrats will be leaping out of the frying pan into the fire. In the meantime, the world squirms.

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The Democratic Party is already unified around the need to dump Joe Biden as the nominee. There is now zero chance he will come out of the DNC convention as the nominee. The only question is will he willingly withdraw, and if so, when. One suspects that Democrats always had an open DNC convention in mind. They could select two bright young Democratic leaders to take over and lead the way into the future. One problem with that there are no bright young Democratic leaders available. The Democratic Party has no bench. Zero, Squat, Nada.

Some dream of Michelle Obama parachuting in to save the day. Others dismiss this as nonsense. But it may not matter. The real problem is that Joe is done and the Democratic convention is not until August 19. That is over a month away. A very, very, very long month.

If Joe withdraws now, the presumptive nominee will be Kamala Harris. If the 25^th Amendment is used to remove Joe, welcome President Kamala Harris. If Joe dies, welcome President Kamala Harris. If Joe resigns, welcome President Kamala Harris. The only realistic possibility of a change is an open convention, where Joe withdraws at the start of the convention. Dream, dream, dream. There is zero chance Joe can hang on until then. The dam has broken. The cover-up is gone. The illusion shattered. “Goodbye Joe, you gotta go, so goodbye yah. “

Perhaps the best question is who Kamala will choose to be her running mate. My personal favorite is Pete Buttigieg. I think a Kamala Harris – Pete Buttigieg ticket is just the thing America needs. Incredibly, this is a possibility.

My hunch is that Hunter Biden will be a factor. If Joe wants to pardon Hunter, or even commute his sentence, he must do that while still President. If Kamala replaces Joe, and she pardons Hunter, it would be political suicide. So, if Joe wants to spare Hunter, there is no time like the present. Isn’t this fun?

Michelle Obama may or may not be waiting in the wings. Hillary Clinton is lurking there, but no one even glances in her direction. But if joe withdraws now, the only real choice is Kamala. And if Michelle thinks she can just waltz in during the convention and replace Kamala, well good luck with that. If Kamala is smart, she will go in hiding until this is over. The riskiest thing for her to do is take the stage front and center. The longer she can prevent public exposure the better for her.

The smart thing to do at this point is just watch, buy stock in Pepto Bismol, toilet paper and depends. A lot of Democrats will really need some or all the above, so supplies may be in short supply.

Now brace yourself because another dream ticket starring Grethen Whitmer and Rephael Warnock is being discussed. In some ways this is the perfect Democratic ticket because it would be difficult to find two people less qualified. The theory is that Witmer is a female, although white, and Warnock is more than black enough. Ability to do the job appears to be way down on the qualification list.

In any event, it is now about time, and time is running out. No one, other than Joe or nurse Jill, thinks he is capable of being President. Now the only issue for Democrats is how to defeat Donald Trump some other way. Obviously, re-electing Joe Biden is not an option. It’s about time and at this point, it is about time.

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