You conflate. Biden did not quit the election because he believes he can't do the job. He quit because he (finally) understands he can't win the election. Thus he has no moral obligation to step down. BTW, he is doing a great job in an extremely difficult time.
Biden quit because all his democrat ‘friends’ and donors were abandoning him. Money was drying up, moral support was drying up and they were throwing him overboard. He was useful as long as there was an illusion of competence propagated by the democrats and the media. When the illusion was broken at the debate, he became baggage weighing down the power gravy train so he was quickly abandoned.
It’s obvious to anyone with common sense that Biden is cognitively impaired and does not have the mental or physical stamina to do the job, even for these last several months. A party that truly cared about the country and democracy would invoke the 25th amendment. That the democrats won’t is just another point on the democrat scoreboard of lies about caring about democracy.
On a similar note regarding NYT's framing of issues and use of experts: an article on climate change policy in Florida that implies that banning offshore wind farms in Florida will cause deaths and injuries in Florida from extreme weather. See https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/climate/desantis-climate-change-florida.html. As if a wind farm exerts invisible energy fields to keep away hurricanes. No doubt the NYT author would dispute this characterization, but there's no denying that the article carelessly ignores the incredibly complicated policy and science of climate, emissions, and extreme weather, all in the name of furthering a political narrative. Just as in the case of Weisman's coverage of economics.
It makes me wonder whether we'll ever have a mainstream media interested in trying to ascertain reality rather than promoting the narrative of a professional technocratic elite. I'm incredibly grateful for the existence of voices like American Compass on the right, Liberal Patriot on the left, and the Free Press in the unclassifiable middle, but until Big Media shifts its perspective, a lot of workaday professionals will go on confusing what they read in the NYT and hear on NPR with reality. Or so it seems to me, anyway.
Big, unabashed fan of American Compass here, thanks for your writing and all that you guys do.
Yes, you need Seymour Melman's virtuous cycle: higher wages induces greater investment in moves up the technology curve which replaces the serf labour model (and corresponding offshoring model) so beloved by much of America's corporate elites (and intellectually validated by the likes of Larry Summers)
“The people, however, who believe that this democratic anguish has some consoling value are always pointing out that So-and-So, white, and So-and-So, black, rose from the slums into the big time. The existence -- the public existence -- of, say, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. proves to them that America is still the land of opportunity and that inequalities vanish before the determined will. It proves nothing of the sort. The determined will is rare -- at the moment, in this country, it is unspeakably rare -- and the inequalities suffered by the many are in no way justified by the rise of a few. A few have always risen -- in every country, every era, and in the teeth of regimes which can by no stretch of the imagination be thought of as free.” — James Baldwin, Esquire, 1960
I think we also need to remember to be careful what we read online. Russian, Iran, and Chinese trolls and bots are all over the internet creating havoc, misinformation, and discontent. Look at who you're reading and why they really wrote it. Who owns them?
Larry Summers? omg enough said. :( bought and paid for.
I feel that if you don't listen and respond properly and care for your ordinary workers (middle class) then you will be doomed. This is where the heavy lifting gets done. Not from the rich class and not from the poor class most of the time. Interesting, when I read about the failure of Rome there is much written. But every account the fact that sticks out to me is how the average "middle class" citizens were welcoming in the intruders from up north. Yes, please take over, these guys suck. Can't get much worse. Please yes invade. wow
Unfortunately, being a cynic, I see a huge war needed and/or a breakup of the country as a solution/ non-solution respectively. This violence unfortunately is where the needed change comes from. The elites in-fighting mostly creates this and leads to war or colossal failure transpires. Which way will we go?
Vance's elevation is hugely significant. Hopefully, it will finish the job of severing the country club roots of the Republicans. I assume Trump did this deliberately. Trump is the past and present of MAGA but Vance is the future.
There has been a lot of talk about Peter Thiel being Vance's mentor which his was but the first mentor was Amy Chua (aka Tiger Mother) who is a Yale law professor. She convinced him to write his book and said he was the 2nd most brilliant (after his wife) student he had ever taught. Also known for her all out defense of Kavanaugh for whom she clerked.
This seems to be an odd comment about someone who lives at a country club and prides himself on building exclusive golf courses and their exclusive country clubs.
When I reread my comment I figured I would get this response. My point is that it is disingenuous to criticize the “country club elite” when his running mate and leader of his party is a member of that group.
Now that we are talking about Trump, I would argue that he is an apostate. Made a lot of money doing as you say and loves playing golf but isn't a subsidiary of that class like the Bushes and Romney.
The claim "I can do the job till November 2024/January 2025" is different from "I will be able to do the job till November 2028/January 2029". Election bid is the claim for the latter and is thus a strictly stronger claim than not resigning.
You conflate. Biden did not quit the election because he believes he can't do the job. He quit because he (finally) understands he can't win the election. Thus he has no moral obligation to step down. BTW, he is doing a great job in an extremely difficult time.
Biden quit because all his democrat ‘friends’ and donors were abandoning him. Money was drying up, moral support was drying up and they were throwing him overboard. He was useful as long as there was an illusion of competence propagated by the democrats and the media. When the illusion was broken at the debate, he became baggage weighing down the power gravy train so he was quickly abandoned.
It’s obvious to anyone with common sense that Biden is cognitively impaired and does not have the mental or physical stamina to do the job, even for these last several months. A party that truly cared about the country and democracy would invoke the 25th amendment. That the democrats won’t is just another point on the democrat scoreboard of lies about caring about democracy.
well said. the need to resign if one can't win the next election is disingenuous
On a similar note regarding NYT's framing of issues and use of experts: an article on climate change policy in Florida that implies that banning offshore wind farms in Florida will cause deaths and injuries in Florida from extreme weather. See https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/climate/desantis-climate-change-florida.html. As if a wind farm exerts invisible energy fields to keep away hurricanes. No doubt the NYT author would dispute this characterization, but there's no denying that the article carelessly ignores the incredibly complicated policy and science of climate, emissions, and extreme weather, all in the name of furthering a political narrative. Just as in the case of Weisman's coverage of economics.
It makes me wonder whether we'll ever have a mainstream media interested in trying to ascertain reality rather than promoting the narrative of a professional technocratic elite. I'm incredibly grateful for the existence of voices like American Compass on the right, Liberal Patriot on the left, and the Free Press in the unclassifiable middle, but until Big Media shifts its perspective, a lot of workaday professionals will go on confusing what they read in the NYT and hear on NPR with reality. Or so it seems to me, anyway.
Big, unabashed fan of American Compass here, thanks for your writing and all that you guys do.
"We immigrants to drive down labor costs, which they never do!";)
Yes, you need Seymour Melman's virtuous cycle: higher wages induces greater investment in moves up the technology curve which replaces the serf labour model (and corresponding offshoring model) so beloved by much of America's corporate elites (and intellectually validated by the likes of Larry Summers)
If all true it still remains that Joe believes he is up for the job
BTW you forgot to mention Anita Hill.
“The people, however, who believe that this democratic anguish has some consoling value are always pointing out that So-and-So, white, and So-and-So, black, rose from the slums into the big time. The existence -- the public existence -- of, say, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. proves to them that America is still the land of opportunity and that inequalities vanish before the determined will. It proves nothing of the sort. The determined will is rare -- at the moment, in this country, it is unspeakably rare -- and the inequalities suffered by the many are in no way justified by the rise of a few. A few have always risen -- in every country, every era, and in the teeth of regimes which can by no stretch of the imagination be thought of as free.” — James Baldwin, Esquire, 1960
I think we also need to remember to be careful what we read online. Russian, Iran, and Chinese trolls and bots are all over the internet creating havoc, misinformation, and discontent. Look at who you're reading and why they really wrote it. Who owns them?
Larry Summers? omg enough said. :( bought and paid for.
I feel that if you don't listen and respond properly and care for your ordinary workers (middle class) then you will be doomed. This is where the heavy lifting gets done. Not from the rich class and not from the poor class most of the time. Interesting, when I read about the failure of Rome there is much written. But every account the fact that sticks out to me is how the average "middle class" citizens were welcoming in the intruders from up north. Yes, please take over, these guys suck. Can't get much worse. Please yes invade. wow
Unfortunately, being a cynic, I see a huge war needed and/or a breakup of the country as a solution/ non-solution respectively. This violence unfortunately is where the needed change comes from. The elites in-fighting mostly creates this and leads to war or colossal failure transpires. Which way will we go?
Vance's elevation is hugely significant. Hopefully, it will finish the job of severing the country club roots of the Republicans. I assume Trump did this deliberately. Trump is the past and present of MAGA but Vance is the future.
There has been a lot of talk about Peter Thiel being Vance's mentor which his was but the first mentor was Amy Chua (aka Tiger Mother) who is a Yale law professor. She convinced him to write his book and said he was the 2nd most brilliant (after his wife) student he had ever taught. Also known for her all out defense of Kavanaugh for whom she clerked.
This seems to be an odd comment about someone who lives at a country club and prides himself on building exclusive golf courses and their exclusive country clubs.
JD Vance builds golf courses?
When I reread my comment I figured I would get this response. My point is that it is disingenuous to criticize the “country club elite” when his running mate and leader of his party is a member of that group.
Now that we are talking about Trump, I would argue that he is an apostate. Made a lot of money doing as you say and loves playing golf but isn't a subsidiary of that class like the Bushes and Romney.
The claim "I can do the job till November 2024/January 2025" is different from "I will be able to do the job till November 2028/January 2029". Election bid is the claim for the latter and is thus a strictly stronger claim than not resigning.