Good post—what the “political experts” are missing is the weirdness of dementia.
Biden could do just about anything at any moment—without warning.
After a few months of crazy the caregivers become both wacked out and agitated.
This is probably happening now with the senior WH staff.
:-)
P.S. At age 95 my senile mother attacked my father with a knife and wounded him. The police arrived and arrested her. An ambulance took him to the hospital. We were not on site. Even though we were family members it took a “Better Call Saul” junkyard dog attorney more than a month to get the police records released to us.
Hired caretakers were in another room at the time and heard his screams. They were the ones who called the police.
From the police report—upon her arrest my mother was belligerent and said she had done nothing. She also yelled:
“If you don’t believe me, kill me.”
Welcome to crazy-land.
My elderly neighbor had ear surgery (related or not) and soon after developed rapid dementia. His wife had also been sick, but hers were all physical ailments. Their son had hired visiting angels for 24/7 care for both.
One day I get a call from his (elderly neighbor) wife (barely understandable as she had had a stroke + a British accent). Seeing as I could not understand what she was saying I told her I'd just come over.
As I walked to the door her husband had this poor 5' tall visiting angel gal by the hair, as SHE was trying to stop him from going out the door. I calmly asked him to let her go, and let's just sit down on the couch and talk. He complied.
I sat down first and as I watched him begin to sit down next to me I noticed he had a BIG kitchen knife in the back of his pants...I quickly pulled it out before he sat down.
That situation probably would have got nasty real quick had I not been around to take her call.
Their son was a real a-hole. Remember him telling me his parents had always given him and his brother everything they wanted growing up. Shortly after that incident he decided he no longer wanted to pay for services(or deal with his parents...well, shortly there after, he did).
Just before covid his dad was put in the hospital a few times for his uncontrollable behavior. That I could understand. He unfortunately passed away during one of those visits.
About a year later, just when covid was ramping up, and after he (son) had probably put everything his parents owned in his name (screwing his brother) he (at least I, and his brother/wife think) pulled a Columbo episode.
The guy didn't have a pot to piss in, hadn't worked in 10 years(mr. mom with their 2 kids)and ran up his credit cards into 5 figures. He eventually got divorced and had to pay child support for 2 kids(fortunately for him they were both in their late teens).
Even though his mom required 24/7 assistance, he decided to take advantage of his new (pre/post divorce) freedom and would wait till his mom went to bed before he'd head out to bars(nude/other), concerts, roller-skating...all places that had yet to completely shutdown for covid...though covid was rolling by then.
Surprise, surprise...he caught it, gave it to his mom...and that is (literally) all she wrote.
1 year pain...then everything to gain.
Don't know what/how he's doing now...but guaranteed a lot better off than he would have been without getting self-spoiled.