One week after his catastrophic debate against Donald Trump, President Joe Biden thinks an interview he is giving to George Stephanopoulos, airing tonight on ABC News, will save his nomination. Nope. Biden may appear "with it" in his teleprompter-free exchange, and even answer tough questions crisply with energy and detail. But for all the hype this interview is getting, on the big matter it will be largely immaterial. The Biden reelection effort is over. The Democratic party won't nominate Biden after what they saw on June 27, but more importantly what they have learned since. read more
A Neanderthal child with Down's syndrome survived until at least the age of six, according to a new study whose findings hint at compassionate caregiving among the extinct, archaic human species. read more
The Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected a state contract to open the nation's first public religious charter school in a lopsided ruling that's unlikely to be the final word in a long legal fight. read more
According to the WaPo, "ABC has pledged to air the interview in full and without edits, meaning that any attempt by a Biden aide to cut off the conversation early would be captured by cameras and likely shown to viewers" (www.nytimes.com).
The general public is neither well educated nor well informed, and certainly not about scientific matters. That's no shocker, particularly when you factor in the rather unsettling number who appear wedded to magical thinking (apnorc.org).
Stoddaed's piece accompanies Bill Kristol's "Pelosi Matters Most" (same link as above). His basic thrust: "When, a week from now, President Biden will have withdrawn as a candidate for reelection, I suspect Nancy Pelosi will have played a pivotal role."
Both Stoddard and Kristol are conservatives, not loons. They are part of a resistance to Trump from within the GOP which lost the battle and still wages war. They have a lot to lose if Trump gets elected, so these aren't hit pieces. They'd reconciled to support Biden and now feel shafted. They were. We all were.