Bernstein v. Biden

Carl Bernstein is a legend among the Washington, D.C., press corps. He was half of the Woodward and Bernstein “dynamic duo” that took down Richard Nixon. When Bernstein speaks, people listen.

Last night, CNN’s Anderson Cooper asked Bernstein what political insiders are telling him about Joe Biden, and Bernstein dropped this bomb:

“Well, these are people . . . who are very close to President Biden, who love him, have supported him . . . who have raised a lot of money for him. And they are adamant that what we saw [at the debate] . . . is not a one-off, that there have been 15, 20 occasions in the last year and a half when the president has appeared somewhat, as he did in that horror show that we witnessed.

“What’s so significant is the people that this is coming from, and also how many people around the president are aware of such incidents, including some reporters, incidentally, who have witnessed some of them. . .

“And yet, these people who have supported him, loved him, campaigned for him, see him often, say that in the last six months particularly, there has been a marked incidence of cognitive decline and physical infirmity.”

While Bernstein’s comments are certainly revealing of what Washington insiders have seen and are saying about Biden, this really isn’t news. We’ve seen it with our own eyes.

We see it in the way Biden walks, even with his special shoes.

We see it when he avoids the iconic main stairs to Air Force One, a critical part of every modern president’s image, and instead goes up the short stairs.

We see it when aides attempt to hide him during short walks to Marine One.

We see it when he gets lost on stage.

We see it when he freezes up.

We see it in the way he not only garbles words but also how he mangles whole sentences.

And, as we have previously noted, we see it every time the White House “calls a lid” early in the day.  

As we have seen and as Carl Bernstein noted, the evidence is overwhelming that Joe Biden is not up to the job. Yet, there are many powerful people telling him to stay right where he is.

The president is suffering from some sort of dementia, so he can’t be expected to make rational decisions. His wife and children are circling the wagons, blinded by their love of power.  

Some people are speaking up, and they are being attacked. The people who could do something won’t because, for whatever reason, they still believe Joe Biden is their best option.

It’s more evidence that the left is willing to sacrifice the country in order to finish the job of “fundamentally transforming” the country by any means necessary.