Being Past One's Prime!
I began writing this entry in December 2023 and then got sidetracked. At that time I was hoping that the 2024 election would be between two new faces. I thought if Nikki Haley and Kamala Harris respectively represented the Republican and Democratic Parties, that the country would have a reset and the parties could start again. Then Joe Biden would have fulfilled his mission of being a bridge to a new American decade. A Haley or Harris administration would give America the dominate female perspective, an immigrant perspective, and a minority perspective. All important qualities as we move closer to 2045. Unfortunately, things went terribly wrong! Instead we ended up with a Trump-Biden rematch. And then even that went horribly wrong. As Nikki Haley argued, in a perfect America, older Americans, those over 70 would be discouraged from running for president. Hence, neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden would be candidates for president in 2024. Also eliminated from contention would be former