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Home Front: Politix
Ron Klain Descends Into Delusion to Redefine Joe Biden's No Good, Awful, Very Bad Week
2022-07-17
[Red State] I think it’s safe to say that Joe Biden had a bad week.

Joe Biden hit historic low approval levels, going under 30 percent for the first time in a Civiqs poll, with even his Democratic numbers going south. On top of that, Democrats were in disarray over him, throwing him under the bus. Even the NY Times admits there are issues now, citing concerns from the White House staff from his shuffling gait to his cognitive abilities.

Meanwhile, the CPI went to 9.1 percent and the PPI indicated that inflation was likely to continue with an 11.3 percent number, the worst since 1981. White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain had predicted in 2021 that inflation would be at 2.1 in 2022. That didn’t age well, and showed how clueless the Biden team is. But they indicate that they just want to spend even more.

A reporter asked Biden about a poll showing two-thirds of Democrats don’t want him to run again, and Biden flipped out on the reporter, arguing that wasn’t true. Even CNN busted Biden on this lie.
Posted by:Besoeker

#6  A speech so bad you can eat it with a comb.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-07-17 14:25  

#5  Her current Word Salad Speech Writer (I know!) just gave her notice. On to #4, seriously!
Posted by: Frank G   2022-07-17 13:18  

#4  ^ There is no Occam's Razor in politics my friend, and its Sunday, so Rube Goldberg Theories are allowed.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-07-17 13:17  

#3  ^ As I said about another speculation the other day: Too many moving parts.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-07-17 13:03  

#2  The Newsome visit to Dr. Jill during the Puppet's absence is pregnant with possibilities and a great inspiration for conspiracy thinking. Remember that just because you are a suspicious paranoid, it doesn't mean it isn't true!

A rereading of the 25th Amendment reveals some interesting clues. Clearly, when the Presidency becomes vacant, whether by death or inability, the Vice President becomes President. What disastrous consequences an unchecked Harris Presidency might create is a different conversation. But regarding the Vice Presidential vacancy, the 25th is clear:

"In response to the second question, regarding vice-presidential vacancies, Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment requires the President to nominate a replacement Vice President when that office becomes vacant, subject to confirmation by a majority of both the House and Senate.".

Given the high probability of a Red Wave in November, the demokrats lose a lot of choice in creating a Vice President for the 2024 election, and Harris is an impossible choice to lead the ticket. But here is the secret fig leaf to dump her. The Constitution, as amended, states:

Article II states: “The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.”

If Biden is removed from office prior to the installation of a new Congress in January 2025, a simple demokrat majority in both houses will allow a Newsome Vice Presidency, and the party can use the Article II prohibition to dump Kamala pro forma from the 2024 ticket. Additionalky, it sets up the perfect Newsome campaign meme. If she is impeached by a Republican Congress for cause (impossible to imagine she would not be given her performance to date), it creates the storyline that "Republican white supremacy" was the cause of her removal, playing the race care endlessly to drown out the disastrous performance of the Biden-Harris Administration.

What other explanation fits the timing of the visit to Dr. Jill, except the quid pro quo of the move to power and the Newsome promise of protection for the Puppet Show principals after their departure from power?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-07-17 13:01  

#1  Be sympathetic. It's hard to operate the puppet when the strings are tangled up and The Supreme Hall Monitor keeps trying to grab the controls.
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-07-17 12:16  

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