Friday, July 12, 2024 - Grading the "big boy" presser: Biden passes

So if Joe Biden's going to stay in the race, everything he does and says is going to be huper-scrutinized (not unusual, I suppose) on a level no President or presidential candidate has. The unfair part is that his opponent routinely gets away with saying the most jarring, often stupid or flat-out incoherent nonsense and we shrug because we're used to it. That's on our journalists, frankly; and if they're not going to do it, then it's on us. Anyhow, President Biden's command of foreign policy was on full display Thursday night (eek! approaching this bedtime!) and - despite two name mix-ups (they're actually quite common and meaning nothing) he gave a press conference performance that warrants praise. It also warrants comparison - because Donald Trump can't hold a candle to Joe on foreign policy. Period. ⁠Polls seem to show there actually isn't much movement⁠, post-debate, either. Are we, on the left, making more of this than necessary? PS, someone needs to tell Eric Erickson that his fascination with Parkinson's diagnoses is ⁠off-base⁠. Because, of course. Fine; I'l do it.