Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell struck up a friendship during their nearly quarter-century in the Senate together. Now in their 80s, the Democratic president and the Senate GOP leader appear to be giving political cover to each other as they fend off questions about their advanced age and health issues.
Notably, McConnell, R-Ky., 81, hasn’t joined Donald Trump, 77, and other Republicans who have attacked Biden’s age, health and mental acuity as he seeks re-election.
And after McConnell’s second freeze-up last week, Biden was one of the first to call McConnell, telling reporters that his “friend” sounded like “his old self” and that such episodes are a “part of his recovery” from a fall and a concussion this year.
Do they, though? For that to be true, the following would also have to be true:
The people mad about Hunter Biden making money on his dad’s name would also be mad about Trump’s kids doing that
The people mad about Obama taking vacations (or golfing) while in office would also have been mad when Trump took more vacation time and golfed more
The people mad about Clinton lying about a blowjob would also be mad about Trump’s infidelity and lying
etc.
I’m going with: it doesn’t complicate anything. They don’t care about their people living up to the standards they demand others live up to, the point for them is that double-standards are a feature, not a bug.