100 days, 6 months, 1 year, whatever. I just believe that any more than one year won't read like a genuine admission that Joe really is slowing down, and might slow down more.

as far as vice-presidential succession goes, my initial idea was just that Kamala would be president and "whoever happens to be speaker of the house" at the agreed upon date would become VP. I haven't really thought through the logistics; it was just a wild brainstorm, after all.

JL

And it doesn't matter whether Biden really is senile or just slowing down a bit and occasionally having a bad day, because everyone "knows" that he's senile.

The more I think about your idea, the more I like it, with some relatively minor tweaks.

Everyone I've heard talk about the need for Biden to step aside are now all saying that it's not about one bad debate or whether Biden has had some episodes or he has a condition.

It is now about whether he can govern for four and a half years! And, there's never any pushback about why he has to be able to govern for four and a half years.

I still don't really like your timeline, though. And, I have questions about the current vice president automatically taking the reins and how would you go about having a mini primary, making her run in that primary ... and, then, what about choosing a running mate???

I think maybe a guest column is in order for you to flesh all of this out!

Wishing you all a wonderful Independance Day!

Hoping you all will be able to put politics aside for this day and just have fun, listen to some great music or play your own, and reflect on all of the reasons why it's great to be an American!

in general, campaign promises to do something more than a year in the future tend to be conveniently forgotten, or never believed to begin with. although Joe would almost certainly be honorable about it and keep his word, from the point of view of a "swing" voter such a commitment would likely ring hollow.

I'm having some trouble understanding what you're saying there...would you clarify, please.

So will I!

If Biden proves that he is not up to the task, then it's game over for Democrats and best of luck to you all and the rest of us under a second Trump administration. At least, that is what I believe the only two options are at this late stage of the game.

if the goal of the change is to move the needle for the election this november, two years may be too much to have a real impact - unless the regular monitoring of his health were conducted by someone (if you'll pardon the pun) truly unimpeachable. otherwise the republican counters practically write themselves.

Okay, I call absolute nonsense on all of that! Time to unclench the anuses and start fighting back against the real enemy.

Seriously, Biden won't have to be carried out of the WH kicking and screaming once he is re-elected. But, I'm not at all surprised by the non-serious scenario outlined above. Because, let's face it, there are precious few real Biden fans around here, since 2008.

have you been reading the comments?

Who the heck cares if he'll be up to the job in three or four years!? Let's just get him re-elected and buy some precious time for potential Dem presidential candidates to get up to speed on their own presidential ambitions because none of them are there yet.

Even I don't expect Biden to continue through to 2028. It may even be wise for him to announce an early retirement in 2026 now, before November ... with props to Joshua for stealing part of his idea.