This was the line in Hur's report that got the attention of everyone on both sides of the political aisle to include myself: "In his interview with our office. Mr. Biden's memory was worse. He did not remember when he was vice president, forgetting on the first day of the interview when his term ended and forgetting on the second day of the interview when his term began. He did not remember, even within several years, when his son Beau died. And his memory appeared hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate that was once so important to him."
Hur
concluded that "no criminal charges are warranted" because a
jury would never convict "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with
a poor memory."
Nevertheless,
the White House handlers of that "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man
with a poor memory" allowed him to challenge Hur's assertions in
an ill-advised press conference. After all, Biden's
reelection slogan is "Finish the Job" and he certainly
finished debunking any illusions that he has even a modicum of competency.
Virtually all the questions that followed were about his quality
of being qualified physically and intellectually to
continue serving as POTUS. Needless to say, Joe was not pleased as evidenced by
his tart responses... "That is your judgment! That is your judgment! ...
My memory is fine. I'm the most qualified person in the United States to be
president." "I'm well-meaning, I'm an elderly man, and I know what
the hell I'm doing." Really! Did not special counsel just declare the
president unfit to stand trial by means of cognitive disability? How can he
possibly 'discharge the powers and duties of his office' now, much less through
a second term?
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