Voters need to ask tough questions about Joe Biden’s mental health | Letter to the editor
The mainstream media seizes every opportunity to point out how important President Donald Trump’s temperament, in their opinion, hurts our standing in world affairs. So I’m curious why they haven’t bothered to question former vice president Joe Biden’s mental health status.
Two recent polls (Rasmussen and Zogby) both illustrate that a large percentage of likely voters, including 20% of Democrats, feel Mr. Biden is suffering from early stages of dementia.
You would think these polls would be noteworthy especially since Mr. Biden will be older, upon winning the election, than President Ronald Reagan was when he left office. Most people recognize how quickly after leaving office President Reagan slipped into dementia.
The former vice president is legendary for his continuous gaffs and rambling, leaving many to feel these are early signs of his slipping cognitive ability.
I find it ironic so many strategies the Democrats embark upon usually backfire on them.. Not long ago the Dems were questioning the use of the 25th Amendment of the Constitution in removing President Trump because of their dislike of his perceived temperament. Now there is more than a strong case that if Mr. Biden is elected and his mental acuity continues to erode, the vice president and the Cabinet will be forced to use the 25th Amendment on their own president.
Voters and the media need to take Mr. Biden’s mental health to task. Ask him to take and submit the results of a cognitive exam. Ask yourself, “What if?” The vice president would have to be someone on the ticket you could accept and tolerate when he/she succeeds the president. And then, the same would apply to the new vice president whomever that might be. Can you envision Vice President Pelosi or Schumer? That is a lot of uncertainty. Do we really need that in the highest office of the land?
For you Trump haters it’s simply anyone but him. That might not be the case for those voters still sitting on the fence.
Mark Mullen
Bradenton
This story was originally published July 20, 2020 at 10:54 AM.