When Joe Biden stands with his hands clenched, his face pulled taut and Botox-smooth, his eyes mean slits, he recalls the banjo kid in Deliverance. So observed Victor Davis Hanson, and now I can’t unsee it. Biden is at his ugliest in these moments, as he strains to get through the script before whatever they are giving him wears off. Imagine the coordination required, timing naps and meals and pharmaceuticals to achieve peak possible lucidity during a speech. And Dr. Jill is ever-present, to lead him off the stage as he falters.
Time to Say No
Time to Say No
Time to Say No
When Joe Biden stands with his hands clenched, his face pulled taut and Botox-smooth, his eyes mean slits, he recalls the banjo kid in Deliverance. So observed Victor Davis Hanson, and now I can’t unsee it. Biden is at his ugliest in these moments, as he strains to get through the script before whatever they are giving him wears off. Imagine the coordination required, timing naps and meals and pharmaceuticals to achieve peak possible lucidity during a speech. And Dr. Jill is ever-present, to lead him off the stage as he falters.