Former Vice President Joe Biden has picked his running mate. True to his word he picked a woman, a woman of color. The real question is, did he pick the best qualified person and a person that can assume the presidency on “day one”? Biden’s pick is more a satisfaction of criteria and debts owed. He, nor his minions, ever stated that he would pick the best person. His pick was driven by a debate challenge. He was challenged; and his response was capitulation to the challenge, agreeing he would pick a woman of color. His capitulation highlights he lacks the qualification and ability to be our president. It shows Biden is not serious, nor capable of making the hard decisions, nor has the strength of character to take a position or put the nation first.

President Obama proudly touts that his administration was scandal free. As time passes, we are learning that to not be the truth. Joe Biden was there. While Biden is never the guilty party or the center of the scandal, he always seems close enough to have known, participated, or benefited from the scandal. Regardless of what the power brokers, media, academia, or the establishment tells us, Joe Biden should not be elected president. He just does not have “The Right Stuff.”

Harrison Solt

Ledyard