
<p>There is no getting around it. ; Biden is showing signs of cognitive decline. ; ;</p>



<p>From the launch of his campaign, Biden has been protected from too much public exposure by staff. ; The Pandemic provided a good excuse for his hunkering down in his residential bunker during the campaign – speaking to the nation from carefully crafted scripts and softball one-on-one interviews with friendly news media.</p>



<p>Since taking office, Biden continues to be limited in public exposure. ; He rarely appears in any unscripted or uncontrolled situations. ; That is because on those rare occasions when Biden is unleashed, his gaffe numbers tend to go up. ; On several occasions, “The White House” had to correct the President’s public statements on serious matters. ; You will recall how he said Putin could not remain in office and that he would put boots on the ground if China invaded Taiwan.</p>



<p>As the saying goes, Biden is starting to show his age. ; If there was any doubt of Biden’s diminished ability to talk off-the-cuff, we had the perfect example recently. ; It was a small thing, but very telling.</p>



<p>We have known for some time that Biden must deal with notes that he pulls from his inside coat pocket – occasionally fumbling despite the benefit of notes. But we rarely get to see exactly what is on those slips of paper – that is until Biden held one of them backward, with the instructions facing the cameras.</p>



<p>The image at the top of the commentary shows those instructions for “OFFSHORE WIND DROP-BY SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.” ; The first instruction is to “… enter the room.” ; You mean the President of the United States has to be prompted to enter the room and “say help to the participants?”</p>



<p>Then comes “YOU take YOUR chair.” ; Does he really have to be reminded to sit down and take HIS chair? ; Without that explicit instruction would Biden walk in and stand around staring into space – not knowing into which chair to park his butt?</p>



<p>According to the cheat sheet, the press enters, he gives remarks, and the press leaves.</p>



<p>The next instruction to Biden is “YOU then ask Liz Shuler, President, AFL-CIO a question.  ; <em>Note: Liz is joining virtually.” ; </em>It seems they are worried that Biden may not notice she is not in the room. ; The question is not on the instructions. ; Do they really trust Biden – who must be instructed to enter a room &#8212; to come up with a question on his own?</p>



<p>Finally, Biden is instructed … “YOU thank participants.” ; And … “YOU depart.”</p>



<p>I noticed that the instruction has “YOU” in all caps. ; Is that so Biden knows for whom the instructions are written?</p>



<p>The late-night comedians must be having a field day with this. ; Oh! ; They do not poke fun at Biden. ; And maybe that is a good thing, but there is something about this that is not funny. ; It is not comforting to know that the President of the United States needs written instructions of the type you would give a ten-year-old participating in a school assembly.</p>



<p>Let’s all hope and pray that Biden can hold it together for another couple years – with a little help from his friends.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>



<p>FOOTNOTE: This cartoon seems more apt than ever.</p>



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Biden needs written instructions to sit down?
