Joe Biden's Catch 22

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​Joe Biden's Catch 22

        According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, a Catch 22 is "a problem in which the solution is denied by the problem itself."      
        The phrase was originally coined by author Joseph Heller in his 1961 novel of the same name about a World War II fighter pilot who was too crazy to realize he shouldn't be flying any more missions. But if the pilot didn't want to fly any more missions that would be proof that he was sane and thus capable of continuing to fly missions. 
           After watching Joe Biden's interview last night with George Stephanopoulos all I could think of was that the United States now has on its hands a Catch 22:  Our President refuses to acknowledge that his woeful performance at last week's debate was anything more than a cold; he hasn't even watched a recording of himself at the debate; he refuses to have a physical and neurological exam;  he won't listen to the concerns of those around him over his mental lapses;  he believes the polls are lying and his poll numbers are actually fine; he quipped that he won't consider dropping out of the Presidential race unless the Lord Almighty comes down and tells him to.           All those are signs that our President isn't thinking clearly or realistically enough to lead our country for another four years. Mayhaps not even for one more year. In fact last night Joe Biden  looked and sounded like a stubborn octogenarian in decline who absolutely refuses to hand over the keys to his car. 
          On the other hand, if Joe Biden were aware of the lapses that everyone around him sees, if he acknowledged that his debate performance was telling, and if he agreed that it was now time for him to hand on the torch to someone else, that would indicate lucid thinking on his part and he wouldn't be doubling down and digging in his heels that he won't, won't won't leave the Presidential race. If Joe Biden were thinking reasonably enough to lead our country in the future he'd step back from doing so now.
            “If the Lord Almighty came down and said, ‘Joe, get out of the race,’ I’d get out of the race,”  said Biden at last night's interview. Then he added, “The Lord Almighty’s not coming down.”
       But Joe Biden is wrong about that: The Lord did come down and left a message on the night of the debate. And the message was loud and clear.