#politics First it was, “Let’s see how the Stephanopoulos interview goes.” Not that good, though Biden didn’t go vacant for seconds at a time. Then it was, “We can’t pick on him during the NATO meeting.” Then it was, “Let’s see how the press conference goes.” More flubs, train of thought losses. Now, it’s the Lester Holt interview to see if Biden has what it takes. Goal post keeps moving, and time ticks away until it’ll be too late to get an alternative who can beat Trump.

“This is not who we are.” Really? I’m tired of hearing that platitude from politicians, including our president. If Trump gets elected again, that will show who we are. You can talk red states, Electoral College, gerrymandering, “popular vote” all you want, but the fact will remain that if we cannot get enough votes to counter those disparities that is who we will be.

No need for sarcasm, sir.

Not at all.

I’ve expressed my reservations about Biden and endured the only-Biden-is-the answer backlash. All I can say now is I hope you all will be laughing at me come November. I’lll gladly take that abuse!

Catch-22: (Assuming Biden wants to do what’s best for the country) He waits to see if his popularity among voters increases to a lead over Trump; if that doesn’t happen, it will then be too late to bow out in favor of a more effective alternative.

And what is the wait for? What likely events before November will improve his electoral standing rather than make it worse? Yeah, Trump could die, but that’s a sucker’s bet. What else?

The danger, after Biden’s disastrous debate performance, is not that voters will now flock to Trump. It is that voters who are anti-Trump will simply not vote. The undecided need a positive reason to vote Democratic in November. Bill Maher has said he’d vote for Biden’s head in a jar to prevent a Trump win. But he’s not happy with that choice, and neither are millions of other voters.

There’s going to be a delay in Trump’s sentencing in his New York conviction. Why am I not surprised? Has there been any procedure in the saga of Trump prosecutions that hasn’t been delayed/postponed/put off indefinitely? The defense throws every obstacle they can think of at the wall, and the judges - to look fair - are letting many of them stick. And even when decisions are finally made (still waiting), appeals will delay further as they head for - you guessed it - the Supreme Court.

Henceforth, I will stop referring to the highest court as SCOTUS, but instead will call it by its rightful name: SCOT - Supreme Court of Trump. And they might now be on an undeserved vacation, but they’ll be back one month before the election - time enough to do more damage to Dem prospects if they expedite things. And they will.

So, Chief Justice Roberts, in a commentary concerning the Trump immunity decision today, said the dissenting WOMEN justices were being hyperbolic in their dissents. C’mon, girls, stop being so emotional. We men know the right thing to do.

And it should!!!

Let’s remember that the Supreme Court has no army, no police force, no enforcement of its rulings whatsoever. It depends on, well, the judiciary doing what it has deemed to be Constitutional. But what if President Trump has other ideas? And has the muscle to make his desires happen? SCOTUS would be powerless. Perhaps that’s why they are bending over backwards to favor Trump, so that their little club can continue to be important when Trump becomes king. A Biden win would make changes.