 So, currently, Joe Biden is vetting several women to possibly be VP, and, you know, there is different criteria that I'm assuming he's using, but one specific thing he's really looking for is someone who is prepared to lead the country should he not be able to be president. Now, this is according to a report by Mariana Sotomayor and Tim Stelow of NBC News, and some people on the left are kind of thinking, does this mean, like, is he kind of signaling that he doesn't think he'll be able to serve a full term? I don't necessarily think that that's the case. I think that he may just be choosing someone who he thinks can take over in the event he chooses not to pursue a second term if he's elected president, but nonetheless, let's hear him out. So, Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden said Sunday that he has talked with former president Barack Obama about a potential vice presidential pick. Speaking to over 70 Georgia donors on a fundraising call, Biden said he and Obama recently agreed that his vice presidential nominee must have the political experience to step in as president if he were unable to serve. The most important thing, and I've actually talked to Barack about this, the most important thing is that there has to be someone who the day after they're picked is prepared to be president of the United States of America if something happened, Biden said. They have to be prepared, Biden said. Once I pick someone God willing, if I'm the nominee, that there's not going to be any snafu. Biden has said repeatedly that he would prefer to pick a woman as his vice president, but he disclosed only recently that he is taking his age, he is 77, into consideration as he makes his choice. I have to pick someone if God forbid tomorrow if I contracted what my son had or something like that, that the person is ready on day one to be president of the United States, Biden said in February at a CNN town hall in Manchester, New Hampshire. So look, I will admit that I think that people are probably reading a little bit too much into this. Any time you are trying to figure out who should be your vice presidential pick, you do have to take that into consideration. If something catastrophic happens and you die, that person has to be ready to assume the role as president. And as we saw back in 2008, especially if you're older, you can really make a choice that just ruined your chances. John McCain chose Sarah Palin and now the Republican Party is perfectly comfortable with that type of politician since we have Donald Trump. A lot of people view that as hurting his chances. If he died while he was in office, Sarah Palin would become president and she is an imbecile. So I think that Joe Biden knows he has to pick someone that's competent. But without being said, given the state of his cognitive functions, you know, is there a possibility that he's choosing someone to lead? Should he not be able to even complete a term? I mean, sure, it's entirely possible. But what I kind of think when I see this is one, sure, you have to be responsible and pick someone who's ready. But two, I don't think he wants to run for a second term if he's elected president. I don't even think he really wants to be president. I think that he thought this would be easy. You know, he wouldn't have to fight hard for it. He just runs and is president. He's always wanted to be president. So why not? I don't think he actually wants to do this. I don't think he's up to the task. So if he's elected, he is choosing someone who he thinks will be his successor in the same way that he was Obama's successor. He's choosing someone to basically carry on his legacy, whatever that may be. And that's kind of what I am looking at, which is why I think that having Joe Biden be the Democratic Party nominee is really harmful to the progressive movement. Because if he is the president, sure, that's preferable to Donald Trump getting another four years given how close, you know, he is to replacing another seat on the Supreme Court than whoever Joe Biden's nominee is does have a really good chance of becoming the next nominee because name recognition is incredibly important. So let's say he picks some corporate tool like Stacy Abrams. Well, automatically, she is well positioned to run in 2024, 2028. And that sucks because she has a good shot of winning in that instance. If she was a former vice president and she's a terrible candidate. She's not a good candidate. She's a corporate sellout. She's friends with Mike Bloomberg of all people. So, you know, who he picks is going to influence the Democratic Party and their trajectory for the coming years, if not decades. So that is what, you know, I think he's looking at. You know, who is going to carry on this pro corporate legacy? You know, because we've heard there are various reports that Bill Clinton told Tom Perez to not let Bernie Sanders take over the Democratic Party. We know that the elites, the leaders in the Democratic Party, Barack Obama stepped in to make sure that Keith Allison couldn't be the DNC chair. So that way, Tom Perez, what when he made calls on his behalf. So the party doesn't want to relinquish control to the progressive wing of the party. They don't want to do that. So I think that this is also what Biden is considering. But sure, I do think there's a possibility that, you know, maybe he is worried about his own health. Maybe he is worried that, you know, cognitively, he may not be able to handle being president. But I think that mostly what this is about is someone who he believes can carry on his legacy once he chooses to step down and not seek a second term. Because I really can't imagine a situation to where he's elected president and he is looking for a second term. I mean, with Bernie, if he were president, sure, you can expect him to seek a second term because, you know, he's currently sharp, you know, he's quick on his toes. He's doing OK. But with Joe Biden, I mean, we all see that it's obvious he clearly should not be doing this. It almost feels really cruel to have him run for president and to have his staffers, you know, push him so hard because it's like he should be spending time with his grandchildren and retiring. So, you know, I don't know what this means. Certainly, you know, all we can do is speculate. But Joe Biden kind of put his foot in his mouth by using specific words like, you know, if there's any snafu, I mean, that's not really doing anything to assure people that, you know, you're you're confident in your own ability and more importantly, healthy because, you know, age is not the most important thing ever. But, you know, you have to give us confidence. And with statements like this, he's not really giving people confidence. So to people reading, you know, I think a little bit too much into it. I don't necessarily blame them because this does seem like he's not really confident that he's going to be able to serve, you know, a full term. Even if I don't necessarily think that that's what he's implying. But I mean, he just he can't not say a thing that makes us feel uneasy about him being the nominee. So I mean, look, it's not too late. You can still vote for Bernie Sanders, someone who clearly will be capable of serving at least four years. So vote for Bernie because Joe Biden would be a disaster. And, you know, even if he's just in there for four years, whoever his VP will be will probably be terrible and continue this corporate neoliberal legacy of the Democratic Party and the one that the trajectory that they're on currently. And that is something that we just can't afford to do any longer.