Morning Jolt: Even the Times Is Airing Concerns about Biden’s Age and ‘Cognitive Abilities’

On the menu today: It was easy to miss, but earlier this week, the New York Times editorial board came right up to the line of declaring that Biden shouldn't run for another term. We're all witnessing a version of "The Emperor's New Clothes," where everyone knows Biden is not merely old for a president; he's several years older than the previous threshold for "getting too old to run for president," and his light schedule reflects the reality of what can be done with an 80-year-old commander in chief. But everyone around the president, and Democratic Party as a whole, must pretend they don't see it and that all of this is normal. Meanwhile, some idiotic Pentagon officials think it's a good idea to tell Politico how happy they are that Tucker Carlson isn't on television anymore. And the city government of San Francisco learns a hard lesson and takes one small step closer to sanity.

Even the Warnings about Biden Being Old Are Getting Old

The New York Times editorial board was never going to come out and say, "Joe Biden shouldn't run for another term because he's too old to do the job anymore." That would represent cutting ...

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Even the Times Is Airing Concerns about Biden's Age and 'Cognitive Abilities'

On the menu today: It was easy to miss, but earlier this week, the New York Times editorial board came right up to the line of declaring that Biden shouldn't run for another term. We're all witnessing a version of "The Emperor's New Clothes," where everyone knows Biden is not merely old for a president; he's several years older than the previous threshold for "getting too old to run for president," and his light schedule reflects the reality of what can be done with an 80-year-old commander in chief. But everyone around the president, and Democratic Party as a whole, must pretend they don't see it and that all of this is normal. Meanwhile, some idiotic Pentagon officials think it's a good idea to tell Politico how happy they are that Tucker Carlson isn't on television anymore. And the city government of San Francisco learns a hard lesson and takes one small step closer to sanity.

Even the Warnings about Biden Being Old Are Getting Old

The New York Times editorial board was never going to come out and say, "Joe Biden shouldn't run for another term because he's too old to do the job anymore." That would represent cutting ...   READ MORE

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