‘I am not a crook.” - “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.” - ‘My Memory Is Fine’

Unforgettable Denial of Reality

The intensity of the denials by the White House and its allies of last week’s devastatingly succinct description of the president as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory “ by special counsel Robert Hur is proof that they know it’s true.

The leader of the free world is a fragile ornament, wrapped in cotton wool, protected by aides from falls and gaffes, sheltered by staff (and in Mr. Biden’s case by much of the media) from accountability, gently cocooned from the risk of doing or saying anything he can’t control.

And who could be the Democrats’ savior? If Kamala Harris is unfit, who is fit?

No, the reality denial will have to continue for another nine months. And then, four more years.

Gerard Baker Wall Street Journal 12 February 2024

https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-memory-is-fine-another-unforgettable-denial-of-reality-special-counsel-hur-848d9b74



President Biden would be 86 at the end of his tenure

 


How to Stay Mentally Sharp Into Your 80s and Beyond

These brain changes can cause memory, reasoning and other cognitive skills to erode. But some people can stave off cognitive decline better than others
Sleeping too little—or too much—can also lead to cognitive problems. Activities including yoga and tai chi, the Chinese martial art, could help improve cognitive function, research suggests. 

Wall Street Journal 15 February 2024


Putin says he prefers Joe Biden 


The Russian president also remarked on his recent interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson, saying he had found it disappointing because the questions had not been sharp enough.

Mr Putin clarified that Russia would work with anyone who "gains the trust of the American public" and wins the presidency.

It wasn't all glowing feedback for Mr Biden, however: Mr Putin described the US president's condemnation of the war in Ukraine as "extremely harmful and erroneous".

BBC 15 February 2024




Putin Says Biden Better for Russia Than Trump

Putin dismissed a question about the 81-year-old US president’s mental acuity. Putin, 71, praised Biden’s sharpness at their last encounter, in Geneva three years ago.

 “Even then, there was talk he wasn’t competent but I didn’t see anything like that. Yes, he looked at his notes but I also looked at mine. It was nothing.”

Bloomberg 15 February 2024







Kommentarer

Populära inlägg i den här bloggen

Det svänger fort på räntemarknaden

Fjolåret blev strålande för flera av de största fondbolagen

Börsen i Stockholm och New York 4-5 augusti 2024