Biden says Voters don't deserve to know if he'd pack the courts.

Ricter said:
I think Trump is actually the one with an addled brain, but they are both puppets of the donor class, a subset of the rentier class... the so-called 1%. The rep puppets tend to be more accumulative (tax cuts for the rich, deregulation), and the dem puppets tend to be more distributive (taxes on the rich, social spending). They, and their supporters, us, are played against each other in a drama which only has significance as a way to keep the 99%'s attention off the 1%. This mock battle is kept at a simmer, sometimes a boil, but whichever puppet is center stage is the one that's been determined to be most useful to the 1% at that time.

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In my view, the decision is somewhat more clear cut. On one hand we have person who is a sociopath on top of an extremely severe personality disorder. To the uninitiated he appears extraordinarily glib with facts, but hardly ever with figures. In reality, he retains practically no accurate information but merely creates fictional information on the spot according to his immediate audience. Consequently what he states in the morning may be the opposite of what he states in the evening. If called on this inconsistency, he creates a clever explanation on the spot. The explanation is malleable. If a better explanation occurs to him he will switch to it, denying he ever said anything different. If anyone states something that strikes him as unfavorable to his persona of a genius he has created in his mind, he immediately responds by labeling that person as stupid, of low intelligence, incompetent, a loser, etc. He is convinced he's far smarter then most, a common characteristic of those with severe narcissistic personality disorder, and likes to associate with people having impressive credentials, but only if they play along with him. He refers to their accomplishments as "incredible", "better than anyone has ever seen" and he calls them, in their presence, "a tremendous person," "the greatest," "the finest" ; yet he turns on them in an instant if they make him look intellectually inferior, or make him the brunt of a joke. Then these same brilliant, tremendous people, instantly become "overrated," or "losers". He craves being surrounded by those who will praise him, cheer at his antics. He tells them he loves them and they embrace his foolishness, repeat his slogans, like who he likes, hate who he hates. His insecurities are encylopedic. He creates fictional narratives that play to, and reinforce his audiences' prejudices and fears. He invites them to carry out illegal acts in his name. They applaud. His entire existence is about himself. He is interested in others only to the extent that they love him or he can use them to meet his insatiable need for love, attention, and admiration... He can not tolerate anyone who disagrees with him, whether to his face or behind his back. He will try to ruin anyone who has embarrassed him, pointed out his errors, failures, his ignorance of the law... His skin is gossamer thin. He can not admit to being anything other than incredibly wealthy, despite having driven his businesses to Bankruptcy six times. This insatiable need to appear successful has driven him to chronically associate with known criminals, and there is substantial reason to believe he himself is guilty of felonies. He has even said that if he loses the upcoming election, despite his opponent having an overwhelming lead in the polls, that it will be because the election is rigged against him. He will not except the results. He is a dangerous man; he is seriously ill.

On the other hand, running against Donald Trump we have an experienced aging politician with a long record of public service to his country. He is mentally stable, however his mental processing is slightly slowing.* He does not have dementia as some of his detractors have incorrectly claimed. His judgement will be solid and he will follow the will of Congress. He will be an excellent administrator. He will rely on experts for advise and follow it. He won't spend his days and nights tweeting insults... His steady guiding hand in the administration will go a long why toward healing the festering domestic and international wounds Donald Trump has opened.
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*This has nothing to due with clinical dementia. As people age the time needed to store and and retrieve new information increases slightly. This could be an early sign of dementia but usually is not, as it is characteristic of nearly everyone as they age. When a person whose mental processing is slowing slightly takes the slight extra time required to store and retrieve new information, they can both remember the new information and retrieve it. It in no way affects their judgement which is the product of years of life's experience.

Dementia is characterized by a complex of symptoms. It is not one specific disease. New information can not be retained no matter how hard the patient tries to retain it. Dementia interferes significantly with daily functioning. social interaction, and judgement. People with dementia can not live by themselves. They need constant care.
 
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