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I mean, this is sort of what I was saying about, like, you know, not to do a full, like, Freudian read of the situation,

but like a lot of times people are really conflicted about planning for their legacy because it means that they have to confront their own mortality. And, you know, like, rationally, you might think if you're Joe Biden, you want to have a clear succession plan. But actually, we've all seen succession. The whole drama is in not having a succession plan sometimes.

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Because then you have to admit that you're mortal and that you're frail.

And, you know, so sometimes you want to set yourself up to not have a plan.

And it kind of seems like that's what's going on.

Last week, a special counsel report cleared President Biden of charges related to the

mishandling of classified documents. But the report's assessment also referred to him as a,

quote, elderly man with a poor memory. The entire White House is now defending the 81-year-old

president. He's in the fight of his political life.

Andrew Moran's writes extensively about politics

and is adept at characterizing the various forces at play

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