I'd only hire Biden for the CEO role actually. Guys a great executive that has a hard time leaving. Classic CEO.
Is there literally any company that wouldn't?
He is not able to hold his own in a debate. Yet you believe he's strong enough to lead the nation and decide when to go to war or not?
Being president should take a high degree of intelligence, integrity, and awareness. At all times.
If Biden's age has been causing mental issues, fine. That'll happen to everybody. But if it's bad enough to stop him from running, it should be bad enough to keep him out of office.
Because when he has to decide when to go to war or not, he's surrounded by a group of trusted advisors.
Damn, where are all the HN regulars who chant "How the fuck is a one hour pressure-cooker leetcode session relevant to someone's capability as a software engineer? We're measuring the wrong thing!" ...
* Also, are we just ignoring the context that Biden is stepping down because otherwise Trump might get elected? I know this forum is not a place to call for Trump's resignation, but I can practically taste the double standard today ...
(Agreeing with you, just adding to the perspective.)
You're basically saying a superhuman is the only thing that should be president. There doesn't exist a person that can navigate politics while having a high degree of intelligence, integrity, and awareness at all times.
If it's true, then we genuinely have destroyed most societal incentive structure that makes being governed worthwhile.
I think they discussed this and:
Biden: run the country and try to lay the groundwork to rectify the Supreme Court crazyness
Harris: your turn to beat Trump in November
Does anyone believe that he should have his finger on "the button" controlling thousands of nuclear weapons? If you were in charge of a boomer or a Minuteman III silos and you got a launch order purportedly from Biden, would you execute that order? If so, really? If not, what deterrent is currently in place?
If that's the situation, then he's not the president and should either step down or be replaced via mechanisms of the 25th Amendment.
Sorry, but this borders on gaslighting.
It's not that he "didn't have the chops" to win the debate, it's that during the debate he clearly demonstrated that his mind is gone.
Which is a really unfortunate position for him to be in. It can't be pleasant. He's not suitable to lead the country for another four years for sure. The country needs a leader who inspires people, and no one on that debate stage was that.
There’s a process for removing him if enough people in congress believed that it was an issue, but there’s no reason to do so at this point in the presidency. Even the Republicans aren’t likely to try that.
I'm not saying all of this is certain or that Biden should be removed, but it is certainly plausible, if not likely.
As we age we do have a decline in mental and physical function, but it is generally not uniform. From the reports I've heard his speaking ability is down, but his analytical abilities are still fine.
If this is the criteria for “people who shouldn’t be president” then perhaps both parties should offer different candidates.
If you want to split hairs and say that the verbal diarrhea that comes out of his mouth every time he opens it is not in itself one giant "gaffe," I guess I'll just concede the point and move on. He's still a giant asshole, always, to everyone, so my original point still stands.
And why was his acceptance speech so "off the cuff" if it was at an official function where he had months to prepare?
You know Joe’s gaffes and Kamala’s broke catchphrase aren’t the same things.
I honestly don’t know what “Kamala’s broke catchphrase” is.
Joe Biden makes gaffes, appears to have problems with his memory on certain occasions, and is probably too old to run for another four years.
None of the above contradicts anything I previously said.
Of course you don’t. Ignorance is celebrated and you don’t ever consider that you are the one who was intentionally kept in the dark.
She is a moron, and it’s been kept from you. Like Joe’s condition was kept from you.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0K3rbIEsZC0
Yet… you have strong opinions you are somehow confident in.
There you go again, asserting that you know what's in my head. Please stop.
I've seen mentions of that catchphrase floating around. Based on the wording you used, I thought you were referring to her saying the word "broke" in some context, and I wasn't sure what you were talking about.
Perhaps you should work on your communication skills some more before acting so haughty?
The parent was really saying that the president might need to respond to a nuclear attack at any time, therefore they should always be sober and ready to respond. Essentially, the president is oncall 24/7 for reacting to nuclear threats.
There are some protections though where the presidents orders can be disobeyed, which are mentioned in that Wikipedia article you linked.
Related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Hering#Discharge
> "What if [the president's] mind is deranged, disordered, even damagingly intoxicated? ... Can he launch despite displaying symptoms of imbalance? Is there anything to stop him?" Rosenbaum says that the answer is that launch would indeed be possible: to this day, the nuclear fail-safe protocols for executing commands are entirely concerned with the president's identity, not his sanity. The president alone authorizes a nuclear launch and the two-man rule does not apply to him.
Respectfully, you might want to read something more current on the subject. The excellent book Command and Control [1] is a good place to start.
The "protections" you appear to be alluding to presumably mean the "NCA"'s role in this. That's a term that has no official meaning since 2002 (and before that the president also had the sole authority to order nuclear strikes).
The man is still the Commander-in-Chief. Anyone of limited mental faculties (which clearly describes President Biden), irrespective of their politics, should not be in the chair if they are not of sound mind. Consequently, I believe the responsible act would be for President Biden to resign the Presidency and allow his Vice President to take the mantle.
| Even the Republicans aren’t likely to try that.
I actually don't think it's in the Republicans best interest to do so. Tactically, the Democrats would be wise to let Kamala Harris sit in the Oval Office and make her the nominee. It would legitimize her as both a nominee and a candidate. Given that isn't happening, the cynic in me believes that suggests the Democrats don't want her as their candidate.
Regardless, the political machinations are irrelevant. It is irresponsible for Joe Biden to continue as President given he is obviously unfit to continue as the nominee.
If Biden resigns and Harris becomes President, a new VP would need to be confirmed by the Senate, and the (GOP controlled) House.
What if the House refuses to take up the vote, similar to how McConnell refused to bring up Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court confirmation? In theory that kicks the election to the states, and each state counts as one vote, winner takes all.
I don’t think that’s a gamble the Democrats are willing to take, being that a majority of states (not a majority of the population) are GOP controlled.
“The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.” Article 1, Section 3
Nixon has a drunk.
Roosevelt was in declining health before beign reelected in 1944. He knew he might have to resign early.
He should have stepped down months ago, and the Democrat party is responsible for hiding this from the public. They really thought they could just shield him till after the election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet)
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-conservatives-refer-to-the...
https://x.com/shaun_gains/status/1751513959025222048
>Remember “Democrat party” is the key right wing shibboleth when describing the Democratic Party. You gave yourself away. There is no such party as the “Democrat” Party in America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth
>A shibboleth (/ˈʃɪbəlɛθ, -ɪθ/ ⓘ;[1][2] Biblical Hebrew: שִׁבֹּלֶת, romanized: šībbōleṯ) is any custom or tradition, usually a choice of phrasing or even a single word, that distinguishes one group of people from another.[3][4][5] Shibboleths have been used throughout history in many societies as passwords, simple ways of self-identification, signaling loyalty and affinity, maintaining traditional segregation, or protecting from real or perceived threats.
Reminds me of the classic adage: If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts; if you have the law on your side, pound the law; if you have neither the facts nor the law, pound the table.
It's supremely ironic that a Trump supporter like you would get his panties in a twist about somebody other than Trump lying in public.
If that's true, it is imperative he step down from the office entirely.