
The presidency of the United States is hard work, everybody knows that. It’s also a pretty sweet gig for should-be retirees. The 80-year-old Joe Biden and First Lady Jill just spent six days holidaying on
St Croix in the Caribbean.
Biden’s critics have been quick to point out that he has so far spent some 260 of his 715 days in office on vacation. That’s more than even the famously self-indulgent septuagenarian Donald Trump spent chillaxing at his estate in Florida.
Who knew that leading the free world could be a part-time job? And with so much downtime, plus such power and perks, why would any proud gerontocrat quit?
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Biden’s record is not why he’s expected to fight on to 2024. It’s more that nobody can stop him. Kamala Harris, once thought to be his obvious successor, may prove to have been an ingeniously Machiavellian choice as vice president. She poses no threat to him whatsoever.
Harris is one of the few public speakers in America who make Biden sound fully compos mentis. She consistently polls lower than him.
https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/01/the-joe-must-go-on/