What Now, Democrats?

     “The news is all bad, but it’s good for a laugh.” — Tom Paxton

     Well, it appears that the Democrats’ sub-threshold panic about their Maximum Leader has finally erupted in the public eye. All the debate conditions were slanted toward Biden. Every provision but one – the requirement that the debaters stand rather than sit – was crafted to palliate his weaknesses. He had favorable moderators who were ready to punch the Mute button whenever required, too. And none of it helped.

     As the saying goes: Stick a fork in him. He’s done.

     But then who? Is there a Democrat with a national profile who’s more admired than despised? I can’t name one. The Democrats’ “bench” is empty. Their “depth chart” is blank. The talk of running Michelle Obama, or (God help us) reviving the Corpse of Chappaqua is sufficient evidence of that. But it’s perfectly plain even to the left-wingers of our media that it cannot and must not be Biden atop the Democrats’ national ticket.

     So what do they do now? Fabricate an excuse for Barack Obama to run for a third term? FDR did it… before that pesky Twenty-Second Amendment was ratified. Do you think they could get that one repealed in time? And while we’re on the subject, wouldn’t it be rather a violation of the spirit of that Amendment for the spouse of a two-term president to hold the office? Spouses do talk to one another, don’t they?

     Too much has become too clear, including this:

     Whether it was Jill Biden or someone less well known who’s been steering the White House, we may be sure it hasn’t been old Joe. And that is scandalous enough to eject the Democrats from any vestige of federal power for several election cycles, at least.

     I’ll be back with further thoughts later.