NEVER COUNT OUT OL' DIAMOND JOE

NEVER COUNT OUT OL' DIAMOND JOE 

One of the best things about the Obama administration wasn't the hope and change that we quickly figured out wasn't coming. No, it was the Onion articles about Joe Fucking Biden. From pieces where it showed a photoshopped shirtless Joe Biden washing a 1970's Ford Trans am on the White House lawn to getting thrown out of a moving car after a long night of gambling in some basement illegal Chinese card joint.

Yeah, this sarcastic take on the man was what I loved. What I didn't love was how out fucking dated and out of tune Joe actually was. He's that elderly person in your family who still thinks he's in his youth and lets the good times roll. And not to mention how fucking touchy he is. He's that creepy uncle who just comes from behind you and starts giving you the most illness inducing shoulder massage that makes you just freak out. He's the family member who everyone assumes is just going to get arrested for something pervy and often wonder how it is he got himself in to those situations.

Anyhow, a week ago today the man's Presidential hope was pretty slim to none. He wasn't even hitting the meter at polling and the field of democratic potentials was large. That all changed the other night before Super Tuesday when a few of his moderate rivals decided to not only back out but also endorse him. It was pretty clear what was happening - If they stayed in the race then the votes would be spread out and Bernie Sanders would still be pulling ahead. But with the field narrowed, Biden collected the majority of those fallen candidates votes. 

Well Super Tuesday happened and while Bernie Sanders took California and held his own, Biden pulled a huge amount of catch up to now be call the comeback kid. You know, never mind the fact that if those other candidates remained in, Biden would still be way far back in the pack. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it was less of a come back and more of a pity Democratic moderate hail Mary just to cut off Bernie Sanders off at the knees.

Mind you, I'm not a Bernie bro by any means. In fact, most feel the Bern type of people annoy the piss out of me. But I do think fair is fair and there's no reason why anyone should be propping up Biden. He's a very boring Candidate. Perhaps if this was him jumping in during the 2016 election I would have been more excited to continue that Obama Administration meritocracy. But he didn't and Hillary stepped up to the plate and failed in getting us across home plate again.

So to me, Biden is boring as fuck and a bit senile. Which, I mean, given Reagan's history, I don't think that a senile President isn't really THAT much of a new thing. But it doesn't inspire hope and I have to wonder if Biden can even beat Trump, given how much Trump supporters are annoying as fuck. Biden doesn't inspire new hope. He just seems like the same ol' shit that won't provide more health services to those who need them the most. Nor would he actually change the status quo as much as Bernie would attempt to. On the flip side, I don't know if Bernie could beat Trump either.

It seems that everyone is trying to find their perfect candidate instead of just realizing that this isn't dating, nor should you be that picky in dating either. But yeah, it seems like we want the perfect person to vote for when all you need is someone who won't fucking put kids in cages. 

Still, stop trying to spin this shit as if Biden is some sort of golden child and isn't just the DNC's choice for President as they fear more than anything, that a Sander's ticket wouldn't have the same appeal to those and would potentially lose to Trump.  And again, I still don't think a Biden ticket will do much to really compel those, especially those Bernie followers who would be completely disenfranchised and completely fucked over by the democratic party for a second time to come out and vote for a lesser evil than Trump. They have principles and what not.

Which is what I'm wondering about this whole mess. I don't know how this election will go or the viability of either candidate. Because if it's Bernie, then I'm sure the more moderate democrats will not want to vote for Bernie and those stuck in their more moderate views as a democrat will not want a socialist on paper to be in their park, because that's just the way it is in America this day and age. Which, I mean, fuck. That sucks. Bernie is not a communist socialist. He's not Mother Russia in the 80's and socialism isn't just gutting the capitalism and consumerism that is the rock that this whole nation is built upon.

Besides, Bernie is tough. He's a tough stuck in his ways sort of candidate and politician. Most of all, his views are a little extreme for some of those career politicians. But, if you just want to promote a boring candidate in Joe Biden, who seems like just a slightly more progressive old senile white politician who could easily get lumped into the same level of Trump.  I mean, only far less corrupt. But Biden just seems like the same ol' no change from the pre-Trump era. We're just rolling back the clock a little and we shouldn't have been in this position of looking at those no real healthcare option past with rose colored glasses. We should be doing a lot better, goddamn it.

Oh well, I'm still Anyone but Trump in my vote, but I just hate this narrative that Biden is anything but a boring under performing candidate who had to be propped up by the DNC to polish this turd of a candidate.