Whether you are a pacifist or not I think most can agree that the Vietnam War sounded harrowing for lower-level personnel on all sides. I feel so badly for this brave veteran who was awarded by President Scrambles. 

I also think someone, anyone needs to take mercy on the president, who has been, I will say (derisively) a career politician and chronic fabulist. People with dementia deserve a dignified retirement with appropriate care. 

A not Infrequent thought I have is the hope that if I lose the battle against head kitties someone will say good morning to me, give me a nice glass of pureed steak, and let me wander safely in a garden. No one should end like this. 

Every time I hear one of these incidents now I just hear the Curb theme, but playing in a sad slow minor. 

https://nypost.com/2023/09/05/biden-blasted-for-walking-out-before-end-of-medal-of-honor-ceremony/by 

 I wonder if more decisions were made directly by the President Obama, who was sharp and bright and like a storybook, man, than by President Biden.  I would like an inside peek of some sort.  Like, have Presidents just been following orders for a while now, or is this a new thing with Biden?  It seems like Dem politicians can be run by AI now, and Biden’s decline doesn’t really matter for the country because any Dem would be the same.  If Obama was more fit, intelligent, and able, did that just mean he was grossly overqualified?