Politico Says What We're All Thinking: What If Biden 'Just Dies One Evening?'

townhall.com ^ | 7/5/2023 1945 hrs | Sarah Arnold

[rktman]

The 80-year-old president has repeatedly embarrassed the U.S. by stumbling upstairs and across stages while also mumbling his words, making Americans question if he even knows he is the president.

Biden's health is such a major concern that even Left-leaning outlets question whether he is up for the job or not.

Politico columnist Jack Schafer demanded a stronger primary challenger for Biden— one that would toughen the president up and would "prepare us" in case he's "seriously injured" or "dies one evening."

Titled "Why Democrats Should Primary Biden," Schafer argued that the senior president is not up for a second term, suggesting California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) or Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as alternative presidential candidates.

"Besides putting him in fighting trim (or not), primary adversaries would prepare us for the all too real possibility that he's incapacitated by a stroke, seriously injured in one of his frequent falls or another bike crash, or just dies one evening. It's not impolite or unkind to plan for the sudden departure of any employee," Schafer wrote.

The columnist also cast doubts that Vice President Kamala Harris would be able to take the reigns should something happen to Biden.

"If Kamala Harris had convinced the country that she could step into Biden's shoes should he suddenly step out of them, the argument for a primary challenge wouldn't be so urgent," Schafer added.

[HighSierra5]

The good news is that you can piss on his grave.

[scottiemom]

Gee, Harmless, he’s a good Catholic, right? (Yep. Nancy Pelosi is too!) God would never judge them to be bad people. They don’t even sin.

[GOP_Party_Animal]

Exactly.

The columnist also cast doubts that Vice President Kamala Harris would be able to take the reigns should something happen to Biden.

Bullcrap. She can take orders just like the old fool could.

[Trailerpark Badass]

The same people will be making the decisions as are doing it now.

[OKSooner]

Well, that sure would be too bad, wouldn’t it?

[lee martell]

Zippety Doo Da + Zippety Day!

[NorthMountain]

(Screwed either way.)

Is that a description of Mizz Harris?

[scottiemom]

Yes. But God will not pardon him.

[adorno]

Looking at it another way, Kamala has advanced more in jobs and money than 99% of Americans. So she can’t be very stupid.

Kamala, in her early life, was better looking than she is now, so, one can say that looks is an advantage for advancing in one's career. Ask Willie Brown how she got promoted.

Also, affirmative action has been active for all of Kamala's life; so there's that.

Do you really think she would have gone as far in her career as she has if it wasn't for her racial and ethnic background? If she was a white female with the same education and same mind, would that female have made it to VP? Kamala didn't make it to VP because of her mind, or her education or her experience. She was 'selected', and she used her female traits to enhance her career. IOW, she's completely unqualified, and the best that she should be doing is as a law clerk.

[rktman]

Yup. And no one from outside the club will ever be in the WH again. No matter what it takes to stop it. I hope I’m wrong.

[j.havenfarm]

I have to acknowledge that, but I just don’t think he’s gay enough. Plus the less radical among them discomforted by the fact that the “we just want to be like other people” model he represents isn’t really the actual LGB etc agenda. There’s lots of other intersectional candidate options out there that the simpletons might find more compellingly

[SIDENET]

With Big tech at their disposal, I'm surprised that they haven't already just deepfaked Biden to avoid gaffes.

It's not like the media would rat anyone out over it.

[entropy12]

Hillary did pretty well for herself.

Kamala was smart in picking Willie Brown to advance her career. I have a guess Wille would have done the same if a good looking blonde had befriended him.

[jeffersondem]

“Sympathy vote 2024”

A state funeral with 60 days of national mourning has probably been in Dem campaign plans for some time now.

[zeestephen]

Re: "Kamala has advanced more in jobs and money than 99% of Americans."

She is almost 60 and has a couple of sweet pension plans on the way, too.

Thirteen years as San Francisco District Attorney and Attorney General of California.

Eight years as a U.S. Senator and Vice President.

[ridesthemiles]

Can the Dems successfully re-create a “Weekend At Bernie’s” ?

[ridesthemiles]

THIS PERSON IS WORSE THAN BIDEN & HARRIS COMBINED.

[adorno]

Hillary did pretty well for herself.

You never would have heard of Hillary if she hadn't tied her fortune to Bill Clinton's adventures into politics If she had ended up being somebody else's wife, she would have ended up being just another desperate housewife in a suburb somewhere.

[x]

Try again.

The military are neocons.

[skimbell]

When JFK was shot, LBJ assumed the presidency. At that time there was no method of replacing a VP.
That situation, among others, is largely responsible for the 25A.
Johnson completed Kennedy's term with no VP.
When he ran in 64 he selected Humphrey as his running mate and HHH remained his VP for the term.