Opinions

Stop reading this column.

Every now and then during the course of performing my duties I come across a column or story that sticks with me for a while. I never see it coming, but hours or days later, I’m still thinking about it; analyzing the information and how it pertains to those about whom I care deeply.

My plan was let this day pass unnoticed. Maybe a fleeting thought just because that’s the way your mind works, but no big to do.

With public approval mired in the low 40% range, with two thirds of Americans believing the nation is headed in the wrong direction and a majority of Democrats expressing a preference for a different candidate, President Biden’s intention to seek re-election has frozen the field of possible competitors and created a long term political headache for his party.