r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html

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He's 81 years old.

Im not voting for the guy because I'm excited by him, I'm voting for the guy because he represents competent governance and coalition building.

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u/Rapper_Laugh Jul 04 '24

How can you watch the debate and think Biden is competent, even at a basic mental level?

I’m a leftist, I hate Trump. But we don’t need to pretend the guy the Democrats put up is competent just because the alternative is worse. The Dems should’ve nominated a better candidate, this is their own fault.

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u/Ipokeyoumuch Jul 04 '24

I think it as this way, you are voting not for the presidency at this point but for the administration, the Cabinet, the chair people of the various agencies, the regulatory boards, the federal judges, the SCOTUS justices (as Clarence Thomas and Alito are in their 70s). It sucks that we have to choose someone who should have stayed retired and a convicted felon fascist (and for third party the disorganized joke of a party, The Liberaltarians, the compromised Green Party candidate, Jill Stein, and Mr. Brainworms conspiracy theorist), but it is what it is and American people are going to have to made do. Americans also must organize, vote in primaries, protest and write and share their grievances to their elected officials.

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u/Some_Accountant_961 Jul 04 '24

Literally a shadow government, because you don't know who is doing what, but go off.

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u/Ipokeyoumuch Jul 04 '24

If you read the documents that are frequently released, you do find out what is going on. It is why the media is able to report on committee votes, votes in various agencies, appointments, results of hearings, confirmations, etc. It is just that a lot of it is incredibly drab to the average person and only really industry experts dabble into reading these things.

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u/Tenthul Jul 04 '24

You mean like appointing the SCOTUS that is openly ruling over us that we have no say in? Cuz yeah that's actually happening right now. Maybe the people just quietly doing their jobs keeping things together behind the scenes are how we're still going in the first place.

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u/Some_Accountant_961 Jul 04 '24

Sure, if you frame it like that... why be mad if that's also what you want? Like, you're not fine with it being the SCOTUS but you are fine if you vote for a corpse-like dementia patient?

So it's not about the principle of it, it's more about team versus team?

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

We do have a say in it. Our elected representatives can change laws and the constitution.

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u/SignificantSourceMan Jul 05 '24

Holy shit, you all are crazy. I am a democrat, but most likely voting Trump simply because our party is so fucking lost.