My latest New York Post column focuses on the topic of our editorial and a favorite hobbyhorse of Jim Geraghty:
Even the Times can’t ignore the issue. A month ago, the paper editorialized that he “shouldn’t pretend, as Mr. Biden often does, that advanced age isn’t an issue,” adding, “his refusal to engage with the public regularly raises questions about his age and health.”
But determined to offer the best spin it can, the Times assigned four reporters to take us “inside” what Sunday’s headline called “the Complicated Reality of Being America’s Oldest President.” He is, the authors reassured us, “sharp and wise at critical moments, the product of decades of seasoning, able to rise to the occasion even in the dead of night to confront a dangerous world.” Unnamed private sources “say he remains sharp and commanding in private meetings.”
The Times also reminds us, correctly, that Biden’s tendency towards gaffes, aimless talk and what it described as “hoary, often fact-challenged stories” have been trademarks of his since long before he got old. But the details remain as damning as what our own eyes tell us. Biden has done only a quarter of the interviews President Donald Trump did, and the White House won’t allow questioning of his doctor. His public events are almost all between noon and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. His staff “leaves him alone on weekends as much as possible.”