Posted on 08/03/2025 5:37:54 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Kamala Harris on Thursday defended Joe Biden's fitness to serve as president and blasted her fellow Democrats for "piling on" after his disastrous debate performance exposed the cognitive decline she helped conceal.
"I feel very strongly that, um, I mean, it's an instinct of mine to be, um, someone who does not participate in piling on," she told Stephen Colbert during an appearance on the Late Show to plug her new book about the election. "And I was not going to pile on. And I just wasn't going to do that. And there was a lot of piling on at that time, and I just wasn't going to participate in that."
Utilizing her remarkable gift for off-the-cuff eloquence, Harris praised Biden for "aspiring to have integrity," and urged Colbert and other Democrats to stop criticizing the disgraced octogenarian. "Let me say something about Joe Biden," she said. "I have an incredible amount of respect for him. And, um, I think that the way that we should be thinking about where we are right now is to remember that we had a president of the United States who believed in the rule of law, who believed in the importance of aspiring to have integrity, and to do the work on behalf of the people."
Less than 24 hours after announcing her decision to pass on California governor's race in 2026, prompting speculation about a presidential comeback in 2028, Harris unveiled 107 Days, the book she "wrote" about last year's election and why it wasn't her fault that she lost because she didn't have enough time to introduce herself to the American people (after serving as vice president for four years).
Harris told Colbert the book was "basically what I would offer as a behind-the-scenes, um, sharing of what it means to run for president." Her goal was to invite normal Americans to "see from the inside what it is in a way that they can see something about themselves that tells them, 'Hey, I can do that.'" Indeed, it's safe to say that anytime Kamala Harris does a thing, most observers will conclude (correctly) that they could do it (better).
Colbert, the former comedian whose failure to earn money prompted CBS to abolish the Late Show, spoke truth to power by grilling Harris about her complicity in the cover-up of Biden's decline. (Not really.) "First of all, you look rested," he said. "I'm happy for you." The host went on to ask a probing question that was "on everyone's mind right now." The question was: "How's Doug?" Kamala cackled in response while the audience cheered. Colbert effusively praised Harris (without evidence) as a "very hopeful and dynamic presidential candidate" who was "very qualified for the presidency." It was her eighth appearance on the show.
Asked about her decision not to run for governor of California, Harris blamed the "broken" system and said she wasn't interested in trying to fix things from within. "I believe and I always believed that as fragile as our democracy is, our systems would be strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles," she said. "And I think right now that, um, they're not as strong as they need to be, and I just don't want to, for now, I don't want to go back in the system.".......SNIP
What cannot be, burdened by what has been.
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