Joe Biden: The 25th Amendment’s First Victim?
“After the disastrous events in Afghanistan, we must confront a serious question: Is Joe Biden capable of discharging the duties of his office or has time come to exercise the provisions of the 25th Amendment?”
That August 16 tweet from Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) brought to the fore one of the concerns many Republicans — and, privately, a few Democrats — have expressed since last year’s presidential campaign. Is the 78-year-old Biden, the oldest man ever to occupy the Oval Office, competent to lead our nation? If not, what can be done about it?
Sleepy, Dopey, and Grumpy
One needn’t be a partisan to see that Biden’s faculties are not what they once were. Biden used to be a competent, if gaffe-prone, public speaker who could respond to questions — even challenging ones — without consulting a teleprompter. He’d never have made senator and vice president otherwise.
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