Biden: A mind on the edge
Vice President Biden’s
mind appears to be entering the darkness we all fear. His innate ability to
interact with those around him is faltering. Name recognition, gaffes, faux
pas, circular logic, diminished memory capacity and more have defined Biden’s
40 months as our second in command. Media pundits have evolved a term for his
many outlandish remarks, Bidenisms. As a physician who has cared for thousands
of those in their Golden Years the symptoms Vice President Biden displays are a
prelude to dementia. Biden may already be over the tipping point. His weekly list
of mental distortions may be fodder for news shows but there is a serious point
being missed, Joe Biden is not fit to serve as VP. He is next in line for the
number one spot in the event President Obama becomes incapacitated. Obama and
Biden are rarely seen together, this could be a calculated maneuver in case the
VP needs to be forced off the 2012 ticket. Complex tasks have not been Biden’s
strong point and few have been assigned to him. White House officials including
the president must be aware of Joe’s mental state, yet for some unknown reason
they are fostering him on the public as though he is playing with a full deck,
he is not. Congress has the power to investigate problems in the Executive
Branch unfortunately they have been quiescent on this subject. Perhaps they
want Obama to take the first move or worse, none of the members have the
cojones to act. A more expansive issue comes to light when discussing Biden’s
mental aberrations, age limits for those
serving in the three branches of government.
Biden, already 69, would have been forced into retirement under many domains.
Pilots, police, military, surgeons and many more vocations have mandatory
retirement requirements depending on their positions. Legislators and their
counterparts in the other two branches are imbued with the power to make and
enforce laws therefore they must be cognizant of their own actions. Many of the
aging train wrecks in Congress, such as Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, have lost
touch with reality long ago. No one will vote to have their own jobs curtailed by
forced retirement. Yet a structure is needed to end the lifetime politician’s
career, perhaps a constitutional amendment. For the present Vice President
Biden must be dropped as Obama’s running mate, he is an embarrassment to
America and himself. Mark Davis MD author of Demons of Democracy.
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