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17 February—Today, I’ll be mercifully brief. For me. If we’re to believe his GP’s report as provided by the White House—and I see no reason not to—President Joe Biden easily passed his physical with flying colors. Not in perfect health, to be sure, but pretty damn good for an 80-year-old fart, if an 80-year-old fart in pretty good fettle does say so.

For the record, Joe, at 178 pounds, weighs a little more than I, 178 to 172. His blood pressure is insignificantly higher than mine, 128/76 to 127/71, and his BMI (body mass index) is insignificantly lower, 24.1 to 24.6, probably because he’s taller and some people say I have a fat head.

Of course, we don’t know about the President’s mental agility or competence, but anti-Democrat alleged medical experts on Fox News raise the specter of “cognitive problems” suggested by the physical data. Considering the experts and their platform, I think they’re full of shit. Like Nikki Haley, just picking on poor old guys again for political gain.

So consider young Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman. He’s only 53, two years older than Haley. But besides his worrisome health problems, evidently he has some pretty serious mental problems. It’s rather surprising he’s allowing them to be publicized and that the media are in fact publicizing them.

Putting aside his political affiliation and youth, should—can—Fetterman be trusted to make rational decisions that affect the nation and the world? We don’t know what we don’t know.

Going across the Capitol to House Republicans, then, take Georgia Congresswitch Marjorie Taylor Greene. Please. She’s only 48 and looks like she’s in robust health. But she’s clearly mentally and intellectually incompetent. QED, baby . . .