The President Forgot To Wear Any Clothes
Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes” is a favorite for social commentary, but has it ever had more fitting application than last Thursday’s presidential debate? “The President is senile!” cried the Democrats. And so he was. But unless old Joe chooses otherwise, he, like the emperor in the famous tale, will shuffle stiffly on in stubborn, naked shame and the procession will continue to its inevitable, unbearable conclusion.
A few short weeks after Joe Biden was sworn into office (I still can’t say “won the election”), the main drag in downtown Scranton, Spruce Street, was suddenly renamed Biden Street, much to the chagrin of local businesses like the Scoops on Spruce ice cream parlor and all those who had to suddenly change websites, signs, and business cards all to honor the greatest son of Scranton.
The Central Scranton Expressway was also rechristened the President Biden Expressway, as the Electric City grasped at this chance of some sort of gasping relevancy, now that The Office is a thing of the past. So, President Biden rode rough-shod over Scranton, just as he seemed to do over the election. But now his procession and his presidency seem to be ending as unceremoniously as Spruce Street became Biden Street. The gig is up. The president isn’t wearing any clothes.
Last week, the first debate of the 2024 presidential election was held between the presumptive nominees, Joe Biden and Don
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