This Week's Political Comment

I'm allowing myself one per week these days.

I'm not that enthused about Joe Biden as president except in the sense that I'm very enthused about anyone who isn't Donald Trump or a Trump wanna-be being president. I still think there's a chance — slim perhaps but not zero — that something will happen that will lead to Mr. Biden not being the nominee. But two things…

First of all, I wish that when he says something so clumsy or dumb that he feels the need to apologize — as he will in the future — his supporters would point out that apologizing for errors is a sign of integrity and character. And they might continue to point out that saying fifty times as many stupid things, many of them dangerous, and refusing to ever apologize for any of them and even doubling-down on many, is a sign of cowardice and childishness.

Secondly, when folks post a photo of Biden wearing a protective mask and ask, "Does this look presidential?", my answer is "Maybe not. But it looks smart and also considerate of others. And I would much rather my president be smart and considerate of others, rather than obsessed with his own appearance."