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| Today we have a column from Jill Lawrence that focuses directly on one of the big questions President Joe Biden continues to face. |
| Should he seek re-election? Plus we have a look at Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and some of the columns we posted during the holiday weekend. |
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| By Jill Lawrence |
| I understand why President Joe Biden keeps saying he plans to run again for the most powerful job in the world, and why preparations reportedly are under way. But we can't ignore that he's 79 and unpopular. It sounds rude to say so, but these are well-known facts. |
 | | President Joe Biden, surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents, talks to a crowd after falling from his bike on a trail at Gordons Pond in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Saturday, June 18, 2022. Biden is spending the weekend at his Rehoboth Beach home. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) | | Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP | |
| It also is well known that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is 82, the No. 2 and No. 3 House Democratic leaders are 83 and nearly 82, respectively, and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is 80. |
| Baby boomers like me once were resented for blocking job advancement of younger people. But many in my generation – ages 58 to 76 – are still waiting to achieve their potential. Looking at you, Prince Charles, age 73, and any politically ambitious boomer edged out by Joe "silent generation" Biden and those octogenarian congressional leaders. By now, it's not even just boomers waiting in line. Generation X and millennials also are chomping to get ahead. ( READ MORE) |
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| By Michael Pack and Mark Paoletta |
| As the Supreme Court's term draws to close, we all expect some significant decision on abortion and other hot-button issues. As the leader of the originalist wing of the court, Justice Clarence Thomas has come under intense scrutiny and political pressure. |
| We may offer some insight into the question of what Thomas might do, though he is famously his own man, so no one knows for sure. One of us interviewed Justice Thomas for more than 25 hours, and one of us is a close friend of the justice for more than 30 years and who worked on the Thomas confirmation in 1991. Together, we have edited a new book, based on those long interviews and which also formed the basis of a documentary, both are called "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words." ( READ MORE) |
A quick look at the weekend columns |
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