#bOtHSiDeS!!!!1!! |
Okay Einstein, then throw away your vote if you want. Because here's the thing, which we all know -- the only 2 candidates you are going to have who stand any chance of winning the White House are Biden and Trump. You can stamp your feet all you want but that isn't going to make a different name magically appear on the ballot. Nor is writing in your preferred candidate going to change the outcome, no matter how good it makes you feel about yourself. So you can choose not to participate in democracy or throw away your vote. Those of us who know what a disaster Trump would be in a second term can choose to vote for a guy who has been doing a decent job these past 3 years, who isn't and who surrounds himself with good people, who is not inclined to give in to dictatorial impulses and who still believes in our democratic institutions. |
I'd have to pause to think of the year my beloved mother died and she died well after 2015. And no, I am not suffering from dementia. I remember exactly where I was when I got the phone call. But the year? I'd have to start counting backwards to recall it. |
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My beloved grandmother & grandfather died around the same time period (one month apart from each other). I honestly can't tell you the year off the top of my head. I'd need to count backwards or maybe look at a calendar. TBH, I read that transcript and its not a big deal. -Early 40s UMC Dad |
My mother and father died two years apart and you bet I know the exact dates - month, day and year of their deaths. It is difficult to believe that someone who brings up his son's death at every opportune time cannot recall even the year in which he died. It makes me wonder what other important events and details he cannot recall.... especially when it comes to our national security. |
Biden knew the exact day - he stated "May 30" in his testimony - but had difficulty remembering the year (2015). He remembers the anniversary of his son's death, which makes sense - its something you think about every year at the same time. The only way I remember the year of my wedding (2018) is because it was the year after we bought our house (2017). I wrote down the date of my house purchase so many times during our 3 refinancings and every year in TurboTax so I get the bigger tax deduction for $1m original principle balance; in contrast, I never write down the date of our wedding. Memory works in weird ways, especially when you have so many major life moments clustered over a 4-5 year period of time - as when happens when you're the VPOTUS....or buy a house, get married, have a baby, change jobs in a small window of time). |
| Look, if we stipulate that Biden is 80 years old, will the GOP admit that Hur's report is a steaming POS that actually absolves Biden? |
If it absolves him because of his age and mental acuity, then he has absolutely no business in the role of president. |