General Discussion

...with his ghostly pallor, and looks alternating between surprise and befuddlement, was a killer. There are times when the genie can't be put back in the bottle, and that was one of them. Biden looked old and came across as old, and there's no one more disposable in American life than old people who seem old. And it wasn't The Squad or a bunch of progressives who brought out the long knives in secret; it was fellow seniors like Nancy Pelosi, Jim Clyburn, and Steny Hoyer who fed whispers to the media while refusing to throw water on the flames.

After that debate, Biden was cooked, and no degree of loyalty was going to save him. And having a black lady waiting in the wings wasn't helping.

I continue to be amazed at the degree of disregard so many have about Biden being damaged by the presence of the Kamala Harris as his running mate. We seem thoroughly committed to the prospect that the better angels will influence an overwhelming amount of people to go against their long held worldview. Somehow, the whole "price of eggs" trope continues to make more sense than the rejection of a black woman as a president. From this quarter, the discussion surrounding "loyalty" is ironic and rich.