SAN FRANCISCO
Lee Heidhues 7.22.2024
It was 10:57am when I got the first message on my App via The Guardian (of London) that President Biden is dropping out of the presidential race.
“EARTHQUAKE” is what the media calls it. It’s not so shocking.
It was not even unexpected.
The fact that the abdication finally happened after Biden told an interviewer only “God Almighty” could drive him from the race is the “EARTHQUAKE.”
I suppose the fact Biden tested positive for Covid last week and has been home in Delaware recovering is the reason he finally abdicated.
Now Biden is being lionized for the step politicians are loath to take. I replied to a friend after he wrote that he “feels bad for Biden” and posted it on ‘X’. Here it is for posterity. @JOE BIDEN CAN ENJOY HIS FINAL 6 MONTHS IN OFFICE…HAVE A NICE RETIREMENT. BE THOUGHT OF IN HISTORY BOOKS AS THE “STATESMAN” WHO GAVE UP THE PRESIDENCY FOR THE WELL BEING OF AMERICA.” THE STUFF WHICH HOLLYWOOD LOVES. GEORGE CLOONEY CAN DIRECT AND STAR IN THE BIOPIC. 818 PEOPLE HAVE ‘VIEWED’ IT SINCE 1:20PM (Sunday). I included a screen shot from the New York Post with its headline, “IT’S JOE-VER.”
Of course the beneficiary of all this is the American people.
Kamala Harris will now in all likelihood be the candidate. It’s disappointing to read that many people think Kamala won’t win because she’s a black woman and America is not ready. That is totally absurd and obscene.
Never mind that Kamala was has been San Francisco District Attorney, California Attorney General, Senator and Vice President nearly four years. America is just totally fucked up. I know Kamala will run a very aggressive campaign.
The MAGA Republicans are quietly freaking out while Trump is already attacking her. It is going to be a brutal 107 days until November.
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