[FRIAM] An Open Letter to Joe Biden

[Nicholas Thompson]

God, Steve, am I 20 years older than you????  But you're so OLD1

i  am grateful for your kind words,  particularly coming from one of the
best noodlers in the business.

n

On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 6:46 PM steve smith <sasmyth at swcp.com> wrote:

> Nick -
>
> Your Magellanic voyage from desk to couch reminds me too much of my own
> these days with nearly 20 years between us.  Each time you make that
> journey without scaring yourself or anyone else you are my hero once again.
>
> I could not find flaw in your eloquent Open Letter and speaks more
> clearly to the class of thoughts I have had (the more productive rather
> than the morbid fascination fueled snark I often indulge in?).   In
> fact, whatever level of focus or effort you put into this puts any and
> all things I do here to shame.   Bravo!
>
> I wanted the reins of power to go into the hands of GenX in 2020, or
> even Millennial Pete.   Unfortunately I misread Tulsi Gabbard as another
> possible Millenial but she turned shitshow pretty quickly (even though I
> appreciate some of her points).   I think it is too late to indulge in
> the "orgy of democracy" referenced, and it is a shame to have the 'inner
> circle elites' decide which horse to switch to midstream without regard
> to "the people's choice" but the circumstances leave no other obvious
> alternative to me.  It helps that "the people" already chose Kamala for
> all her strengths or weaknesses as a (sub)candidate and the
> possible-POTUS.   I think she might ought to be on the ticket no matter
> what, but maybe for the wrong reasons...
>
> Carry on,
>
>   - Steve
>
>
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