In popular political culture, it's the Republican Party that's historically been fettered with the moniker of "The Stupid Party."
That's what liberal philosopher and economist John Stuart Mill called Britain's Tories, and affixing the "stupid" label to conservatives has been important for intellectuals ever since: it's one way they feel good about themselves.
We can argue about the (in)justice of the accusation till the cows come home and go out to pasture again, but it's the Democrats who are pushing brain-damaged leaders, not Republicans.
I'm not just referring to President Joseph Robinette Biden's many out-of-mind moments. I'm also talking about Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's run for the U.S. Senate.
The man suffered a stroke last spring, and has mostly been hiding out in the proverbial Biden Basement ever since. But on Tuesday he appeared on stage to debate his Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Fetterman's mental impairment? Obvious.
He began with the immortal clumsiness of "Good Night" rather than "Good Evening," and stumbled through question after question. His handling of the minimum wage issue was slow-witted, and his awkward and robotic — and so obviously deceptive — repetitions regarding fracking sent shivers down my spine.
It's not my purpose to make fun of people with brain injuries. But it is my role to call attention to the apologetics by Democrats (and the center-left/far-left news media) for their candidate, and their pretense that Fetterman's just fine.
He isn't. Biden isn't.
And this says something about where Democrats are — intellectually; spiritually.
Very not fine.
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