um, no. but it's kind-of silly that you think you can.

And, even if there were, I doubt that any of them could do what Biden can. Which is to say, beat Trump.

So, time to pick yourselves up and restart fighting for Joe Biden and against an essentially SCOTUS-protected Trump.

I'll bet it's kind of scary that I can read your mind. :)

Hoping Chris writes about SCOTUS today...

Now that you've had a chance to fully, ah, digest the happenings of this past Friday, I hope you have been able to put things in their proper perspective.

America has a big political fight on its hands this election cycle. The stakes are high and the choice is clear.

Now is not the time to throw up your hands and flail around in a state of panic. Now is the time to get serious and double down on re-electing Joe Biden.

If you haven't seen the podcast from the Lincoln Project linked to in this comment thread by MyVoice, you really should have a look at it. Rick Wilson gives some very wise advice to Republicans who won't support Trump and to all Democrats who care about beating Trump.

And it's too bad you didn't make this column a regular FTP column because I would have loved to nominate Biden for both awards this week after watching the Rebound Kid at the Great Rebound Rally in North Carolina on the Friday afternoon following the horrible debate.

Thanks for posting that Lincoln Project podcast. The advice he gives here is very sound.

So, what you are saying is that ... what exactly is it that you are saying!?

I LOVE your comment! And, I agree with you, wholeheartedly.

It is interesting that some of Biden's strongest supporters post-debate are Republicans! I love that, too! :)

Did you see the Rebound Kid at the Great Rebound Rally in North Carolina on the afternoon following the debate? I really LOVED watching that!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynWEja7kE1M

I listened to one of my regular British podcasts following the debate - the subject was 'Why Joe Biden Must Step Down'. I thought, good God! But, I gave it a listen. These two British pundits had themselves in a tizzy over Biden's horrible debate performance and the sky was falling and we are all doomed, blah, blah, blah-blah blah ... and, I've never seen anuses clenched so tight before! :)

I can't believe how so many nominally serious people are losing it over this one debate and how they don't seem to understand that running a government is not in the same universe as being up to a debate.

I'm so glad I'm not alone in the wilderness. If you have 21 minutes, I'd recommend watching How to make Biden's bad night into Trump's bad November, a pep talk from Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project.

To quote from the blurb, "Host Rick Wilson discusses the debate between Biden and Trump, focusing on Biden's performance. Trump remains an existential threat to American democracy. The Lincoln Project is the tip of the spear with the unique ability to hit Trump in ways that only former Republicans can."

The Lincoln Project has no intention of slowing or giving up its attacks on TFG. I think you'll find his commentary to be reassuring about where we are right now, about 130 days before the election.

At the very end of his talk, he notes that The Lincoln Project had one of its highest fundraising days ever immediately after the debate. While that doesn't reflect one way or the other on Biden, it does mean that a whole raft of people stepped up to join the fight to beat TFG.

In my opinion, Biden should stay in the fight and we as individuals should support him in any way we are able. Our democracy depends on it.

Well, maybe Hillary could find a way to have a negative probability of winning.

I've been around long enough to know that voters seem to shy away from united government and always tend to favour divided government.

United government ie WH/House/Senate controlled by Dems could be one of the major messages over the course of the next four months ... this time voters could go for it!

I've been around long enough to know that voters seem to shy away from united government and always tend to favour divided government.

United government ie WH/House/Senate controlled by Dems could be one of the major messages over the course of the next four months ... this time voters could go for it!

I love the non-partisan aspect of your idea, though.

What do I mean by a serious candidate to replace BIDEN, you ask? Well, I thought I made that crystal clear ... someone who is ready to be president and who can also beat Trump. Do you seriously believe that any of them can get ready to be president in four months???

None of those people are seriously capable of being POTUS - not compared with Biden, anyway - AND beating Trump.

Remember, Hillary couldn't beat him but Biden did and can again.

What makes you think that any of the people you mentioned from the article are capable of beating Trump?

What do I mean by a serious candidate to replace Trump, you ask? Well, I thought I made that crystal clear ... someone who is ready to be president and who can also beat Trump. Do you seriously believe that any of them can get ready to be president in four months???

So, Biden has a lot of work to do to counter that God-awful debate performance AND change the status quo. And, there is still enough time to get that job done.

That means more 'Great Rebound' rallies like the one yesterday in North Carolina, more unscripted sit-down interviews with worthy members of the free press, and near weekly mini-pressers from the WH. More Biden and less from his press secretary, in other words.

Of course, it should go without saying, the less said about geopolitics and the long wars that have begun and continue through Biden's term in the oval office the better. Ahem.

Now, there is talk of a contested convention. I say bring it on. I'm pretty sure Joe Biden will emerge the victor of that contest. Or, the Republicans will take the WH in 2025 ... and so much more!

Today, I just discovered that there is a portable Mogabi ELECTRIC guitar!

And, the fact that we don't really know what a 'live' performance is anymore ... not after discovering that the Eagles are trying to pull the wool over our eyes before our very ears.

Don Henley has taken to miming Desperado at live performances. He has used the same pre-recorded vocals during at least two live performances last year and earlier this year. And, that's not even the worst of it! Not only has he been miming to pre-recorded vocals on this song but those pre-recorded vocals have been pitch corrected!!!

So much for artist integrity. :(

https://youtu.be/YpIdqfXhyzE?si=NOagjJBKislSnusd

The visions are of the Phoenix rising up from the ashes on the Wings of Pegasus, or something.

What I'm trying to say is that this is all going to work out, in the end. Not THE end ... but, in four more years because, Yes He Can!

Why am I getting the uncontrollable urge to post a YouTube music video or two ...

Maybe there's some other Democrat out there who would actually do a better job of beating Donald Trump? I am not the only one seriously considering that possibility today, to put it mildly.

Well, if that is how you really feel, then ...name one!

Democrats don't need a new ticket. They just need to get back up and rebound and leave the non-serious BS behind. The other guy will keep that end up.

There doesn't seem to by anybody alive out there who is capable of replacing Biden AND beating the fake candidate Trump, in other words.

With some luck and a lot of effort, the Biden campaign - and the music industry - can recover! I have more hope for the Biden campaign than I do for the music industry, though ... far more hope!

And, there always has to be a scapegoat, hasn't there...it wasn't the job of the moderators of this debate to fact check Trump.

I don't think you can blame that debate performance last night on anyone but Biden. He admitted as much at his Great Rebound Rally today. Which all Dems should watch!

he just needs to have many more outings like today - in the form of rallies ... and, mini pressers at the WH on a near weekly basis. And, he needs to talk about his age just like he did today.

You know, formal debate settings have NEVER been his preferred venue. Some people can excel under those conditions and some cannot. Count Biden in the latter camp.

There won't be any more debates, right?

Finally, I would just say that Biden is the Rebound Kid and he needs a few more appearances like the Great Rebound Rally today. All panicky Dems need to watch this entire rally, including remarks by the First Lady.