Can We Learn from the Brits?

Joe Biden and his supporters have been saying that he had a "bad night" at the debate. But look at what George Clooney wrote in the NY Times: “It’s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe ‘big F-ing deal’ Biden of 2010. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate." This refutes the idea that it was just a bad night. The unfortunate truth is that Biden has deteriorated badly.

I envy the British for their ability to replace Prime Ministers who have worn out their welcome. Just look at the Tories during their 14-year run, which ended just a week ago. There was David Cameron for six years, then Theresa May for three years, followed by Boris Johnson for three years, Liz Truss for seven weeks, and finally, Rishi Sunak for 20 months. In each case it was not the general electorate which made the change, but the Tory party itself, showing an openness to change which the U.S. Democratic party needs now.