22-05-2025
Cover-up of Joe Biden's declining health will haunt Democrats
There was once a time when we were content with only a rosily hazy picture of our leaders' health. Decorum, deference and a little squeamishness protected the general public from being told much more. Winston Churchill had multiple strokes in his last term as prime minister. John F Kennedy was plagued with debilitating back pain and thyroid disease. Franklin D Roosevelt spent much of his presidency in a wheelchair as his disabling polio advanced. But, for all the voters were told, they were hale and hearty, vigorously exercising their responsibilities.
No longer. Now, in addition to reports on the US president's schedule of meetings with foreign leaders and deputations of girl scouts, we are close to the point where we will be demanding daily updates
