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President Biden continues to degrade before our eyes. During the 2020 presidential campaign, I estimated the over/under on his mental capacity at 40 percent. That might have been harsh. Where would an independent medical examination put it now? I should think somewhere south of that. Last week Biden turned over a cabinet meeting to Dr. Jill “Edith Wilson” Biden (White House transcript here).
John Podhoretz commented on X: “Someone better stop her before she gets hold of the football.” True, but somebody better stop him while he still has hold of the football.
Dr. Jill has been busy. Scrolling through the White House Speeches and Remarks following the cabinet meeting we find:
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the First-Ever Back-to-School Night at the White House
September 21, 2024Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at a Celebration for the Opening of “The People’s House: A White House Experience”
September 21, 2024Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at a Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of The West Wing
September 20, 2024
Yesterday the nominal president convened the leaders of our Quad allies in Wilmington, Delaware. The location of the jamboree suggests that Biden wanted to resume his weekend vacation as soon as possible.
Biden’s mind must have wandered during the Quad event in Wilmington. Miranda Devine writes in a classic column (the column also takes note of Dr. Jill’s activities at the events above):
In public remarks livestreamed by the White House, the president forgot that he was supposed to introduce Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Who am I introducing next?” Biden asked the crowd.
After an awkward silence, he started shouting “Who’s next?” before Modi raced on stage all smiles and saved the day.
Video below.
Joe Biden forgets who he’s supposed to introduce at a ceremony for the PM of India.
Just another day at the White House. Don’t ask questions. pic.twitter.com/3EV5x90AyV
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) September 22, 2024
Devine makes a point beyond what is evident on the video alone:
The whole thing was an embarrassment. Starting with the fact that the Quad leaders were not being hosted with dignity at the White House and instead were housed at the rundown Hotel DuPont in Biden’s podunk hometown and had to hold their summit at Archmere Academy, the posh Catholic prep school Biden attended while his younger brothers had to content themselves with the local public school.
At least the Quad leaders got individual tours of Joe’s palatial estate, which has been off limits to the media due to fascinating speculation about how the self-described “poorest man in Congress” could afford such luxury, a Georgian pile that Joe had built by master craftsmen from Bryn Mawr on a lake in the ritziest neighborhood in Delaware, an upgrade from his former Du Pont mansion.
Devine concludes that what we have here is “a constitutional crisis.”
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/09/whos-next-2.php
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