Things sure were congenial between the two Presidents yesterday, both promising a smooth transition. And why not? Trump won re-election, mounting the most astonishing political comeback in American history. Biden will go down in that history as the only man who “beat” Trump in Trump’s three presidential campaigns, and he has the immense satisfaction of knowing that the woman who usurped his position as Democrat standard bearer this year will likely be buried in the historical oblivion which covers most Veeps who never attain the Presidency.
@Eric Matheny.
Amen brother…Amen.
Biden will have other Cornpops to defeat. His glory days are not all behind him. Shady Acres might be the perfect venue.
I do hope he gets the rest and care he needs.
I have so many questions about that fireplace, though…
I’m with Josh … It looks like a giant flaming Jenga game!
Biden is not taller than Trump. I wonder if that was one of his doubles who really does like Trump
Am I the only one who sees shades of LBJ and Nixon back in 1968? LBJ despised his VP, Hubert Humphrey, even though he “chose” him to be the Democrats’ candidate when he himself was pressured out of the race. At the same time, he had a certain grudging admiration for Nixon, another uncouth scrapper from a poor background who fought his way to the top.
MrsOpey,
This is another big question. Who is this “Biden”? strangely taller, not hunched over. Very few comments from Biden about anything in the last 6 months. Yet, one puppet exchanged for another.
Elevator shoes for Joe? Strange. Trump is taller. Whoever is on the right he has the Jack Nicholson creepy Joker smile.
CAG:
Yeah, looks like some intern opened up the gas so it would film better.
Am I the only one who sees shades of LBJ and Nixon back in 1968? LBJ despised his VP, Hubert Humphrey, even though he “chose” him to be the Democrats’ candidate when he himself was pressured out of the race. At the same time, he had a certain grudging admiration for Nixon, another uncouth scrapper from a poor background who fought his way to the top.
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Disagree with you there. Johnson left the race voluntarily when it was clear it would be a slog at best. See Henry Fairlie’s account of the interview he had with LBJ (in 1967, I believe); Johnson was very aware of his political predicament. (Fairlie was a great admirer of Johnson). There was considerable competition for the nomination, but Humphrey was the candidate of the elected officials and county chairmen and did not have to enter a single primary. Humphrey had been a nationally prominent figure for nearly 20 years and had put up some competition for the nomination in 1960.
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Lyndon Johnson’s father suffered business reversals which left the family déclassé. He was a businessman who had good years and bad years trading in volatile markets. Richard Nixon’s father was a greengrocer in an exurban town outside Los Angeles. Hubert Humphrey’s father was a pharmacist in a small town in South Dakota. All of these men grew up in the petit bourgeoisie. Neither Nixon nor Humphrey were notably uncouth in person-to-person situations beyond the occasional use of certain expletives. (Johnson was something else). All three men were more extensively educated than the norm among their cohort.