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DESPERATE FOR NORMAL IN 2024

Looks like neither Biden or Trump are very popular with voters.  And yet, those are the only names we hear as serious presidential candidates in 2024.  It’s hard  to believe that these could be our  choices  in the next  election.  Surely, there’s a young, smart  man or woman in all of these 50 states who could inspire Americans and salvage what’s left of this country.   Desperate for normal in 2024.

Desperate for Normal 2024. We must find a better candidate..
DESPERATE FOR NORMAL 2024. We need a better presidential candidate than either of these two.

As an octogenarian, I can get away with saying both Biden and Trump are way too old.  They might have a suntan or smear their faces with pancake makeup, but things aren’t working nearly so well inside their bodies.  Especially after 70, physical fraility begins to accerate.  There is no fountain of youth. While your kids  may say  you’re “sharp as a tack,”  they  don’t realize all of the aches and pain you’re trying to conceal as you navigate through the golden years.  Yes, your mind may be clear, but it doesn’t process information quickly.  Solving a crossword puzzle takes longer than it used to.

It comes on gradually and may not show up right away,  but  33% of those over 65  have Alzheimer’s dementia.  Let’s assume that both Trump and Biden are in that lucky 66% who will not develop the disease.  Pretend they are as fit as any 50 year old person.   Even if that were true, both of them have way too much baggage to command the respect needed to lead this country out of these troubled times.

Do we really want a president  who’s being charged with tax fraud, voter fraud, and Lord  knows what else?  On top of which, his personal life is a mess, with children by three different women and past relationships with porn stars and models.

Consider the alternative:  Does a man who smells women’s hair, has a son who does business with China, and abandons our servicemen in Afgahnastan have the credentials  needed to serve as president of these United States?

As an Independent voter, I throw up my hands.  What in the world is wrong with die hard Republicans and Democrats who can’t see that these men are way past their prime.  Both have done some good things ,  but now is the time for them to go .  A  younger, more , respectable   person must  lead  this country out of the quagmire that we’re currently in. We’re desperate for normal in 2024.

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WANT JOE BIDEN TO SMELL YOUR HAIR?

New reports  show former vice president, Joe Biden,  kissing and smelling  a woman’s hair.  Aside from the creepiness,  I see this as an extremely egotistical act.   Apparently, he imagines that any woman would be thrilled to be nuzzled  by himself. But, would you want Joe Biden to smell your hair.?

Joe Biden is not only creepy, he's egotistical. He imagines that young women welcome a creepy old politician sneaking up from behind and smelling their hair.
ISN’T IT RATHER EGOTISTICAL FOR JOE BIDEN TO ASSUME WOMEN WANT HIM TO SMELL THEIR HAIR?

Let’s turn the tables here.  Instead of an old geezer like Biden nuzzling a younger woman, imagine if an elderly lady such as Judy Dench came up  behind some young man and started smelling and kissing him?   Would he feel flattered?  Would he welcome her actions as a sign of support?  Or would he see her as a nasty old lady who could be in the first stages of dementia?

The nationally syndicated newspaper journalist ,  Kathleen Parker , defended Biden’s hugging- smelling- kissing routine in her latest op ed column, stating that this  is merely something southern  people do.   No dear, they don’t.  I have two granddaughters,  born and raised in Atlanta, and I can assure  you they would not welcome some old guy sneaking  up from behind, rubbing their shoulders and smelling their hair.

The smelling part is really weird.   It’s almost perverted.  I thought only dogs sniffed strange women.

Some  people are touchy-feely-huggers.  They will throw their arms around anyone who  walks in the door.  I once knew a person  who hugged  everyone.  But later, when the huggee was not present, she might severely criticize that very person she hugged on an earlier occasion.  Obviously, her hugs were not a sincere sign of affection—she was simply a good actress, playing the role of a warm, loving person.

I only hug people whom  I sincerely care about and feel close to.  Or perhaps to show sympathy for someone who’s going through a difficult time.  I do not want, or welcome, hugs from casual acquaintances or politicians.  A light tap on the arm is all that’s needed if you want to show that you’re glad to see me.   You  really  don’t need to smell my hair.