Fastball

January 14, 2020

I have heard some of my conservative friends say that Biden has lost his fastball based on some of his debate performances. There may be some truth in the statement, but, as it turns out, they were just parroting a right-wing media talking point. Pretty lazy, I would say. Maybe they have lost their fastballs. However, if anyone has lost his fastball, it’s Donald Trump.

When was the last time Trump came up with a puerile nickname for an opponent that stuck. Remember the good old days with Little Marco, Low Energy Jeb, Lying Ted, and Pocahontas? What has he come up with lately? Sleepy Joe as a nickname is just that…sleepy. Crazy Nancy is more accurately Crazy Like a Fox Nancy. He calls Bernie a Socialist, but he actually is a self-described Democratic Socialist. He is now beta testing Mini Mike for Bloomberg. I would be careful about going after a real billionaire. He has come up with nothing for Buttigieg and Klobuchar. Apparently, they are not high enough in the polls. He will always have Pocahontas as an oldie but goodie. He better hope that the Democratic candidates don’t sink to his level, and start calling him names like The Teflon Don, Don the Con, Individual #1, Putin’s Puppet, The Biggest Loser, and so on. Ironically, his opponents won’t even have to steal signs to hit his fast ball.