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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSaying Everything While Saying Nothing: Kamala Harris, FDR, and Abraham Lincoln.
Joe Biden is our nominee; and if there is anything this country needs right now, it is decency, of which Biden is an avatar.
He is a fine statesman, but as everyone knows, an elder statesman, although, in contrast of that spoiled lump of putrescent lard in the White House, Biden shows no signs of senility and is in excellent health and possessed of clear thinking.
Nevertheless, it is certainly statistically possible that his Vice President will succeed him at some point.
It has been the good fortune of our country that two magnificent Presidencies followed disastrous Presidencies, the first of these disasters being the Presidency of James Buchanan - who has been rescued from the mantle of "worst President ever" by Donald Trump. Lincoln succeeded him.
The next was the Laissez-Faire Presidency of Herbert Hoover, who was succeeded by FDR.
If you read about the character and leadership qualities of both Lincoln and FDR, both men were characterized by the distinct and oft used ability to dodge the question as a means of gaining allies while making an understated point.
America has been severely damaged by the most corrupt, ignorant, vindictive, and manifestly childish President ever, and we will need greatness again. It is certainly true of Lincoln, and probably true of FDR as well, that what defined their greatness was the challenges they faced.
I just read this article on Kamala Harris, which points up her skill at not answering the question while making a point:
Kamala Harriss Very Open Secret by Edward-Issac Dovere in The Atlantic.
This excerpt struck me:
Joe Biden could pick a can opener as his running mate and I would crawl on broken glass to vote for him.
This said, this skill of Harris's, should she be called to succeed President Biden speaks well to my sense of history.
I was disinterested in Harris during the campaign; I first supported Senator Warren, switching at some point to Mr. Yang, and buying in to Biden as soon as it was down to him and that "Bernie" guy.
I think Joe Biden is doing an outstanding job, and I think he has the right stuff to heal our country. But should his life end in office, Senator Harris, it seems to me has that magnificent quality that characterized two of our greatest Presidents, Lincoln and FDR.
htuttle
(23,738 posts)Biden/Harris is exactly the ticket we need.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)upsides. Still think this way.
quickesst
(6,283 posts).... and although I don't believe she is an ideal choice, you may well get your wish.
MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)Ive come to the conclusion that Harris has what it takes to be president. This captures part of what Im feeling are her strengths.
Wounded Bear
(58,719 posts)and a great candidate in '24.