Why on earth would anyone want to be president of the United States?
You’re constantly on call. You have to make decisions that literally could affect whether the world survives. You are exposed to journalists whose main delight is catching you in lies or changed positions. You have to endure political attacks by those who disagree with your views or who simply want to replace you. You have to go through campaigns that last well over a year where mudslinging and lying is common. And you have to deal with a Congress where many members hate you.
So, indeed, why volunteer to become a candidate?
First, I think you have to have an enormous ego. You have to truly believe that you know what is right—better than anyone else. You have to be able to not worry about your decisions, which follows from knowing they are correct.
Perhaps you are devoted to public service, and truly understand that to accomplish great things you have to hold the most important office in the world. Or perhaps your understanding if what is right, your major motivation, simply is to outdo the accomplishments of the father who molded your life into the insecure lying narcissistic individual you are.
A short while ago we had a presidential campaign involving one candidate of each type. Joe Biden, who had served his state and his country for fifty years was trying to win reelection to the office he had held for four years. Donald Trump, through bluster and lies, wanted to win back the office he’d been booted from four years prior.
For reasons that show how lying and bluster can win the votes of millions, all evidence indicated that Trump would triumph. For reasons I don’t understand, Biden was not held in high esteem by many Democrats who threatened to boycott the election. A poor debate and other gaffs cemented in many minds that Biden simply was not up to handling another term.
Biden did not agree. Remember the ego thing? He was certain he could win the election and be an effective president.
But more and more evidence was building to show neither of those goals was achievable.
Democrats were scared. Republicans were jubilant. Biden was stubborn.
I’m not sure what turned the tide for Biden, but he finally accepted reality and announced he would withdraw and back Vice-President Harris in his place. Perhaps it was a bit of face-saving and remnants of the massive ego he possessed that he could at least say he had named his replacement as someone he trusted.
But I think the major reason is he realized that staying in the race was bad for the country both because of the nature of his opponent and perhaps an acceptance that he no longer had the mental powers that he previously possessed.
In any event, he made a choice to place country above personal goals. That’s not an easy decision for anyone, and particularly for one possessing a huge ego.
Can you imagine Donald Trump doing that—even though he should?
So I want to thank Joe Biden for his years and years of service to his state and his nation, and thank him for all whose lives he helped improve.
He is a true American patriot.
You’re constantly on call. You have to make decisions that literally could affect whether the world survives. You are exposed to journalists whose main delight is catching you in lies or changed positions. You have to endure political attacks by those who disagree with your views or who simply want to replace you. You have to go through campaigns that last well over a year where mudslinging and lying is common. And you have to deal with a Congress where many members hate you.
So, indeed, why volunteer to become a candidate?
First, I think you have to have an enormous ego. You have to truly believe that you know what is right—better than anyone else. You have to be able to not worry about your decisions, which follows from knowing they are correct.
Perhaps you are devoted to public service, and truly understand that to accomplish great things you have to hold the most important office in the world. Or perhaps your understanding if what is right, your major motivation, simply is to outdo the accomplishments of the father who molded your life into the insecure lying narcissistic individual you are.
A short while ago we had a presidential campaign involving one candidate of each type. Joe Biden, who had served his state and his country for fifty years was trying to win reelection to the office he had held for four years. Donald Trump, through bluster and lies, wanted to win back the office he’d been booted from four years prior.
For reasons that show how lying and bluster can win the votes of millions, all evidence indicated that Trump would triumph. For reasons I don’t understand, Biden was not held in high esteem by many Democrats who threatened to boycott the election. A poor debate and other gaffs cemented in many minds that Biden simply was not up to handling another term.
Biden did not agree. Remember the ego thing? He was certain he could win the election and be an effective president.
But more and more evidence was building to show neither of those goals was achievable.
Democrats were scared. Republicans were jubilant. Biden was stubborn.
I’m not sure what turned the tide for Biden, but he finally accepted reality and announced he would withdraw and back Vice-President Harris in his place. Perhaps it was a bit of face-saving and remnants of the massive ego he possessed that he could at least say he had named his replacement as someone he trusted.
But I think the major reason is he realized that staying in the race was bad for the country both because of the nature of his opponent and perhaps an acceptance that he no longer had the mental powers that he previously possessed.
In any event, he made a choice to place country above personal goals. That’s not an easy decision for anyone, and particularly for one possessing a huge ego.
Can you imagine Donald Trump doing that—even though he should?
So I want to thank Joe Biden for his years and years of service to his state and his nation, and thank him for all whose lives he helped improve.
He is a true American patriot.
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