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Biden's removal could have been for the “death of Stalin”, but closer to Khrushchev's retirement. Dear Comrade, Prime Minister Nikita Sergeyevich, First Secretary of the Communist Party, was on vacation when he was called to Moscow on important government business. When he returned there was a Kremlin reception of comrades waiting for him. In this pleasant little meeting, he was presented with a paper to sign: his resignation. The former butcher of Ukraine could retire peacefully to his dacha or retire with a Dum-Dum. It was a simple matter. He thought he was old, and wanting to grow old, Nikita Sergeyevich signed and lived happily ever after, or at least he did. His former comrades, his most loyal friends, his protégé Leonid Brezhnev, had all decided that Nikita Sergeyevich's usefulness to the Party was over. Friendship and loyalty only go so far, and the Party is always right.
Then there's Joe Biden, the choice of loyal, mainstream Democrats to run for re-election, ready for another crack at the presidency. The family certainly wanted it. Jill Biden, in the middle of doing her best Edith Wilson impersonation, was four blocks behind Joe. Hunter Biden with the law sitting on his neck was headed for a prison experience without the protective embrace of his father. Joe Biden, “sharp as a tactician,” had the support of a party leadership that praised his mental acuity, his consummate skill in foreign and domestic policy, and his knowledge of the economy. Vice President Harris was Joe's best and biggest cheerleader. Reading and listening to the Party press and the Lapdog chant that you would have even if he was nominated for the “first vacancy in the Trinity”*, the reincarnation of “Archangel Woodrow” (a title given to Pres. Wilson by the prominent of Baltimore). journalist — HL Mencken). Joe was ready, willing and able to crush the “orange man”, ready to smite Donald Trump like St. George had slain the dragon.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the White House, a debate with the “Orange Man,” but it wasn't the “Orange Man who got choked up, it was Joe. The party leadership: Pelosi, Schumer, all the cabal of his most loyal supporters and his most loyal subordinate, Vice President Kamala Harris, engaged in one of the most successful coups.After years of papering over his crumbling state of mind, the debate had drawn the curtain to reveal a Joe Biden so past his prime that his prime was ancient history. Conspiracy buffs speculate that the debate was set up by the party's central committee to expose Joe's status, giving them reason to replace him with his choice, his “protege”, Kamala Harris. Like Khrushchev, he was offered a life-or-death choice, he could withdraw from the race or be effectively removed from real power by the 25th amendment If he withdrew his consolation prize was to remain president until the end of his term, then an honorable retirement at his home in Delaware. In a lucid moment, he accepted his colleagues' proposal.
Enter the “Great Black Hope” or is it Indian? Harris has been one or both, whatever the situation. Selected in a decidedly undemocratic way by the party that defends democracy she will be the standard-bearer of the party. Never mind that when Harris ran for the Democratic nomination in 2019 he didn't get a single vote, and that the hoi-polloi had no say in his ascension. Can she win? If logic and facts mattered, she wouldn't stand a chance. We live, however, in a time when logic is irrelevant, feeling is what counts. The new and improved Kamala has a lot going for it. Harris is all over the place, friendly and chatty, which is very appealing to the ladies of daytime TV. Harris also lies with a straight face about his far-left positions while the media erases his record in the best Orwellian fashion. She should not be underestimated or trusted. Republicans should adjust their fire, this new target is maneuverable with reinvigorated firepower. Of her it is as Caesar said of Cassius: “[he] he has a lean and hungry look, … these men are dangerous.”
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*HL Mencken, “Star Spangled Men” in The Vintage Mencken ed. Alistair Cooke, Vintage Books, 1955.
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