Mike du Jour by Mike Lester for October 20, 2024

And once again, the real world intrudes:

Non-scientific poll on AlterNet:

Do you feel Trump is mentally fit for office?

Yes – (789) votes

No – (9082) votes

Given that a large number of qualified observers (either long-term political observers/commentators, fully-accredited psychologic/psychiatric physicians, senior members of his former cabinet, or serving Members of Congress, as well as the electorate) have watched Trump’s activities over the last 2 weeks^ and have remarked that he appears to be demented, and given that Trump adamantly refuses to expose his medical records for the past 4 years, one is left to wonder if we really are voting for JD Vance as President.

Frankly, I see two possible outcomes of a Trump win:

1) Trump realizes the danger he is in (of being displaced by the VP and his cabinet declaring him mentally unfit under to serve, and has Vance assassinated immediately after the election … or

2) Vance succeeds in getting Trump displaced and seizes the Presidency for himself.

“Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.”

Can we risk either of those?

Vote.

^ See:

- On Trump: “It appears to be ‘what one would call dementia’” – Michael Cohen, MSNBC

- ‘I can’t vote for them’: AZ Republicans explain why they’re abandoning Trump and Kari Lake – Carl Gibson, AlterNet

“’How sane is he?’ Larry Sabato”, Tom Boggioni, Raw Story