@kentwillard We are! That's ordinary in our style representative democracy, where we elect representatives but reserve the right to weigh in continually despite being much less informed than those we've elected and the staff they hire. 1/

@kentwillard I have no insight into what Joe Biden the person knows or doesn't know. But the Biden Administration has so far behaved very rationally and competently ( except on Israel/Gaza, unless you buy something like the theory I invented to try to make sense of that https://drafts.interfluidity.com/2024/05/08/the-long-fistbump/index.html ). 2/

@kentwillard Whatever else you might think of Jill Biden, she does not seem addled, and she understands the stakes. I think there are grounds for some optimism this, like all the rest, will ultimately be handled competently, which doesn't necessarily mean what you and i might want, but does mean evaluating and if necessary negotiating a good alternative when they have staunched a public panic that renders them incapable of acting carefully and strategically as long as it continues. /fin