The Last Ephor

 I really enjoy Jimmy Dore's show.  If you don't watch it, you probably should.  He's a funny guy and his politics usually don't align with mine.  But I think he's honest and has no problem calling bullshit.   Here's a very interesting video he found of JFK's assassination.  I've never seen this footage before and while he may or may not be right this is very strange: I wonder if they ever interviewed that agent.  

 This video  is remarkable.   His own family is saying "whatever time they have left" indicating that they think he's dying?  That is astonishing.  He also says Biden's health is a factor in his withdrawal. If the above is true, this man is unable to run the country.  He should not be in office.  Period. We have a significant number of people in DC who have been telling us, until very recently, that Joe is absolutely on task and the best, most cogent version of himself ever.  Within days of the debate they are all reversing themselves.  They either have to explain how he could have possibly deteriorated that quickly or how they didn't know.  Or, they knew and they lied.  There are no good answers here. How on earth is he unable to run for re-election but absolutely able to do the toughest job in the world?

 We are living in the weirdest of times.  Way stranger than fiction and frankly, if I was reading this in a novel, I'd have put it down as it's too hard to believe. Alex Berenson is a journalist I respect.  That's a very short list and I like him because like Glen Greenwald, he's left leaning and utterly honest.  He has zero problem taking his own to task when they're wrong and that, to me, is someone worth listening to.   I have near zero time for most of the Fox News crowd because they are hyperbolic, uncharitable and frankly boring.   That said... Read this article from Mr. Berenson and see if any of this seem strange to you.   My tin foil hat is ever tighter.  

 Ok, so I'm going to try writing again as an attempt to hash out some things that I think about but haven't given enough effort to untangle.  This is largely based on conversations I have with a left wing person whom I greatly respect and has been good enough to challenge me and my ideas in a most respectful manner.  I find that in our conversations I'm falling short of what I want to say in a coherent manner.  Perhaps I can do that here.   Here's hoping