Cliff Varnell

For someone who self-righteously decries any partisan framing of the JFK Records Act, Ben Cole sure seems fond of politicizing the JFK Records Act.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/one-three-democrats-think-biden-should-quit-race-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2024-07-02/ WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - One in three Democrats think U.S. President Joe Biden should end his reelection bid following last week's debate against Republican Donald Trump, but no prominent elected Democrat does any better than Biden in a hypothetical matchup against Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Tuesday. The two-day poll found that both Trump, 78, and Biden, 81, maintain the support of 40% of registered voters, suggesting that Biden has not lost ground since the debate. Election Day is Nov. 5. </q> An earlier poll showed 45% of Democrats thought Biden should drop out. The post-debate backlash against Biden appears to be fading.

Is Biden going to catch a cold again? He gave a rousing speech in North Carolina the next day, and a strong denunciation of the immunity ruling yesterday. He raised $33 million within 48 hours of the debate. An aggregate of post-debate polling shows a 2% drop -- hardly a collapse. Four factors in Biden's favor: abortion on the ballot in Nevada, Florida and probably Arizona; the GOP get-out-the-vote effort is led by rank amateurs, Lara Trump and Charlie Kirk; Biden's masterful intrusion into the global oil market should result in significant price drops at the pump this fall; Trump will become even more unhinged as he tastes victory. And the last thing we need is a Democratic Party squabbling over another nominee over the next two months. Spread the word, my brother!

Higher by orders of magnitude compared to 28 hours ago. Trump acts like he's already won and he's laying out his second term agenda -- "televised military tribunals." We need to help him spread the word. Biden caught a cold and liberal pundits wet the bed.

Trump Amplifies Calls to Jail Top Elected Officials, Invokes Military Tribunals https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/us/politics/trump-liz-cheney-treason-jail.html “Donald Trump over the weekend escalated his vows to prosecute his political opponents, circulating posts on his social media website invoking ‘televised military tribunals’ and calling for the jailing of President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer and former Vice President Mike Pence, among other high-profile politicians,” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Trump, using his account on Truth Social on Sunday, promoted two posts from other users of the site that called for the jailing of his perceived political enemies.” <quote off> The entire world is teetering!

Sounds fine to me.

Except for one debate, he's never lost. The reality is that the price of gas will drop significantly in October due to Biden's bold use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. North Carolina. With abortion on the ballot Florida is also in play. Dems have been over performing in state and local elections since the Dobbs decision two years ago. This is no longer a Presidential election. It's an election for King. Should the Democratic Party spend the next two months in pitched internecine battle over another nominee, or spend the next four months harping on the consequence of a certain Trump dictatorship? Buck up, lad.

In light of the Supreme Court's ruling today which grants the President the powers of a King, the hand-wringing over Biden's debate performance seems petty in the extreme.

Battle of big fonts? America’s Top 100 Donors Heavily Favor Trump and the Republicans https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/rich-top-100-campaign-donors-lean-trump-republican/ And if your hero Trump had been President it would have been a half million plus. Trump says Israel needs to ‘finish what they started’ and said war with Hamas is ‘taking a long time’ https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/04/politics/trump-israel-comments/index.html Syria/Russia: Strategy Targeted Civilian Infrastructure Unlawful Attacks on Hospitals, Schools, Markets Forced Idlib Population Out https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/10/15/syria/russia-strategy-targeted-civilian-infrastructure Lots of blame to go around in Syria, best you leave that alone unless you're willing to blame Putin and Assad as well. A peace deal proposed after Putin's catastrophic invasion of Ukraine was more of an invitation to surrender. Putin wanted to keep NATO at bay so his invasion added 800 miles of heavily armed Finns to the Russian border. Trump called Putin a "genius" and "savvy" for one of the biggest military blunders in history. Trump would have pulled out of NATO and left the rest of Eastern Europe to Putin's tender mercies. He may do it yet.

A lot of Republican politicians withdrew their support for Trump following the Access Hollywood tape release. 3 weeks later no one was talking about it anymore. In two weeks Trump is sentenced for 34 felonies falsifying business records in order to interfere in an election. Think people will be talking about Biden's debate performance after that?

Coming from a Trump supporter that's especially rich. Hey Paul, you remember the drone programs Obomber and Trump had going in the Middle East and North Africa -- where thousands of civilians were killed, especially under Trump? Biden put a stop to it. Remember Netanyahu promising a major offensive in Rafah? Hasn't happened full scale as of yet. Bibi says Biden slowed down arms delivery over the last four months. Think Trump would ever stand up to Netanyahu? The Biden pullout from Afghanistan was ill-prepared, but they managed to get out 125,000 of our Afghan allies (left 175,000 behind, admittedly.) How many South Vietnamese allies did the US of A pull out of 'Nam after the fall of Saigon? 5,500.

Or characteristic of a common cold. He's been quoted saying before the debate he didn't feel well. Typical for human beings. https://4dayweek.io/schedule/6-hour-workday#:~:text=Enhanced Productivity%3A The principle that,more dynamic and engaged workforce. He pulled an all-nighter in Vietnam last September negotiating a new regional security pact. We have well-developed Bullshed Detectors -- and I'm calling "Bullshed!" on this. William, could you please inventory Biden's losses as President? Legislation he's failed to pass, alliances he's failed to form, local and state elections the Democrats unexpectedly lost?

Two trans-Atlantic trips between June 5 and June 15 indicate effectiveness under demanding circumstances. The right wing had to crop film and photos to make him look feeble. Maybe we should ask President Romney how he kicked Obama's ass in their first debate. He had a raspy voice. During the State of the Union and Friday in North Carolina he had a strong voice. They need to change their diapers.

How long did it take for the Access Hollywood tape scandal to drop out of the news cycle in October 2016? 3 weeks. In four months the Biden debate performance will be a footnote to this campaign. Biden leveraged the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to force Saudi Arabia to curtail oil production cuts this fall. The price at the pumps will probably drop significantly this October. Playing the global oil market like that is unprecedented. Gas prices usually increase in the summer months, but there have been no significant increases summer '24. Biden should be bragging about this. For such a feeble guy Old Joe sure gets a lot of stuff done. Inflation in May year-over-year -- 2.6%. Democrats need to fkn chill. Joe Biden, Master Oil Trader https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/05/16/joe-biden-master-oil-trader

Debate night he was getting over a cold, most likely. The next day in North Carolina: .Americans love a comeback story.