BIDEN OLD? NO WAY

When I turned 70 a close friend I've known most of my life called me to offer congratulations on my "milestone." Because of health issues I can no longer teach. My supervisor was afraid I might "keel over" from a heart attack in the middle of a lecture. I would have hoped that if that happened, I would be discussing FDR's court packing scheme of 1937. At the time, there was a growing defense of elder people in history who accomplished great things. In my own time I think of Dr. Henry Kissinger whose advice is still sought after and who still travels internationally. Dr. Kissinger is 100.

That brings me to President Biden. Too old? Not by a long shot. If nothing else the House, much young, has been far more impetuous and childlike, kids in a sandbox fighting over marbles. The President is above that, dealing with immense international problems while presiding over a growing economy.

Biden is not too old. He may be, age-wise, just right to deal with the complicated issues of our democracy.