Discussion about this post

User's avatar
mez's avatar

I, like the president, am 80 years old. And like the president, I am relatively healthy, have no cardiac or respiratory or kidney or other issues. I still have my original hips and knees, but do tolerate hearing aides (most days). Do I have what it takes to be president? Probably not -- don't have the smarts, the experience and, after losing my wife of 53 years, don't have the drive I once did. That being said, I find constant grumbling about Biden's age to be insulting, not only to me, but to him. Warren Buffet is 93, and I don't hear anyone riding him about his age. A woman in Brooklyn is 103, and still swims 45 minutes. A 91-year-old man just set a world record in the 20K bike race. Another woman just turned 100, and still drives to work every day. The world is full of "oldest old" people who are still functioning, still contributing, still serving. And Biden is one of them. More power to him!

Expand full comment
mez's avatar

One more thing: Trump is only three years younger than Biden, but already he is showing signs of mental frailty -- I don't know any other way to describe his rants and persecution complex and refusal to accept reality (I trust you know the stories about his golf score). Why are the media and critics and opinion leaders not talking about this sure sign of of some kind of mental illness? Why only the preoccupation with Biden's age; Joe is getting things done, and showing profound wisdom in doing so. And he's not running around the country crying about spilled milk and attacking everyone who attacks him. To me, Biden is the epitome of wisdom that comes with age. And we should celebrate it and be thankful for it, not denigrate it.

Expand full comment
1383 more comments...

No posts