Biden drops out, endorses VP Harris

Huge news for those who follow politics. And all of you, should, in my opinion, but I'm not going to go there right now.

 
But this is a very BIG story; It only broke about half an hour ago. Joe Biden has decided to drop out of the Presidential race. He is endorsing his VP, Kamala Harris.

 
My take: it was a wise move on his part. His odds of defeating trump a second time seemed lately to be poor indeed, and the problem was not likely to improve as we got closer to Election Day.

And although I'm a long-time supporter of Kamala Harris, I doubt whether her chances to win are much better. How many conservatives who are open to going for a Democrat--and there are precious few of those--would pull the lever for Kamala? Few-to-none, I'm thinking.

 
How many Independents would jump on board? I doubt the number would be robust enough to swing the election. And we're at the point where independents and undecideds determine the outcome of every Presidental race. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I'm just pointing out that it's a fact.

So, it's a big deal. I think it was the way to go. But I'm skeptical that the change will help much in our effort to keep a petty, revenge-obsessed and incompetent insurrectionist from getting his hands on the power stick again.

Here's a link to this breaking story from the NY Times.

"Bulldog Ben” Basile

© 2024 Ben Lawrence Basile

Violence will not fix the trump problem

 As you've no doubt heard, there was an attempt on Donald Trump's life last night in Pennsylvania. Trump's right ear was bloodied but he's otherwise alright. At least two people in the crowd behind trump were also hit. It appears that at least one of them has died.

Assassinations or targeted violence because of political issues will do absolutely nothing to address the problems our Country is facing. Absolutely nothing. In fact, if last night's attempt would have been successful, the damage to our Nation would have been immediate and devastating.

This must stop. We must strengthen our resolve to pursue our political ends through the effective and time-honored method of voting for candidates and issues we support when elections are held and then move forward.

That's the only way. If we can't see that and govern--literally, govern ourselves accordingly--then democracy's light will be going out and going out fast. 

"Bulldog Ben" Basile 

© 2024 Ben Lawrence Basile