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Blowout

by Jim Buckley

Jun 29, 2024
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The Show Must Not Go On

Well, that’s settled.

President Joe Biden is not President of the United States. He is the “elected” president, of course, but his debate performance put an end to any speculation that he is “in charge,” “sharp as a tack,” or is any one of the other clichéd embodiments of mental agility put forward by Biden flacks such as press sec…

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