Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says 'no doubt' Biden suffered cognitive decline while in office

[Tom Rinaldo]

17. People don't want to hear this either

Some ask, why do Democrats have to talk about this? Often they don't, and often they shouldn't. But it is a national news story that is relevant today because Tapper is releasing his book about this, which means many people are talking about it, which means leading Democrats will be asked direct questions about it. I abhor grandstanding about this, but I don't think Murphy was. I think it hurts us more if Democrats are obviously evasive in response to direct questions about this. And it hurts worse if they are dishonest about what they know or believe to be true.

And I have to hope that, behind closed doors to the extent possible and realistic, that top Democrats are evaluating whether any poorly advised efforts were made by some to shield the public from getting a realistic picture of Biden's capacity going forward, as in his capacity to serve 4 years of a second term near the top of his game - which is what the Presidency requires, especially at the onset of a full term. It would be irresponsible to not evaluate this now in hindsight. That is how future mistakes get avoided.