Biden Bashing

The elite bi-coastal 10 day Biden bashing cruise had empty cabins.  As I expected, Biden's poll numbers are not only steady, but up, notwithstanding, ten days of liberal media, and the female young turks of the party, saying, "Biden's conduct may not be disqualifying, but..."

Biden's hugging was not only not sexual, but not gender based.  He hugs young, and old, men and women.  This was acknowledged, but then ignored by his critics.  The issue is not do women have a right to feel comfortable, but do we all have a guaranteed right to personal comfort?  Except for a few millennials ensconced in a safe space, we all know the answer is a resounding, no.

When a conversation at the next table in a restaurant reaches hockey announcer decibels, I am uncomfortable.  I have options.  I can move,  I can say something, or I can suck it up.  What I cannot do is take a video, and then go to their place of employment and try to get them fired.  Can we not take responsibility for our own personal comfort, and make our own way?

For the elite, the final straw was Biden having the audacity to joke about the issue, when he was grabbed by a union leader.  Without humor as a social lubricant, society grinds to a halt.  As the fringe of the Me Too Movement scowled, America smiled.

If a lesson is to be drawn from Biden, look not to his public displays of affection, but to his private affection.  His marriage is the exemplar of mutual respect and accomplishment.

Lucy Flores, the Bad Neighbor

If your dog is barking at night, a good neighbor will come over to complain before calling the police. Not Lucy Flores, she would have the riot squad breaking down your door, and a sniper taking out your dog.

In 2014 Ms. Flores was running for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada.  At her request, Joe Biden went to Nevada to endorse her candidacy.  As she was about to go on stage she alleges, that he grabbed her shoulders, and kissed the top or back of her head.  She admits it was not sexual, but says intentions don't matter.  It made her uncomfortable.

As a strong empowered woman running for constitution office, she could have told Biden to stop.  If not, as a fellow member of the party, she could have written or called Biden to express her feelings.  She could have been the good neighbor.  But instead she has waited nearly 5 years, until he was about to announce his candidacy.  Nor did she have the courtesy to complain privately, but instead sought the public spotlight in an attempt to bring the wrath of the "Me Too" movement down upon Joe.

For the Me Too Movement to maintain its moral authority it must separated the serious from the spurious.