Mark Z. Barabak (jewishworldreview.com)
It's not as though he is just entering politics at age 81. "He has a wealth of knowledge that he brings with him," said Taylor, as heads nodded around the table. Now Biden just has to convince the rest of the country.
"For those who doubt Joe Biden's capacity to be president, Herb Klar has a suggestion: Swing by his neighborhood sometime.
" 'They don't come to Rossmoor and see all the octagenarians ... and see how lively and bright and competent we all are," said Klar, 76, a retired clinical social worker, who was sporting a Golden State Warriors hoodie on a crisp afternoon on the east side of San Francisco Bay.
"Old age, he said, "is seen as a kind of freakishness."
"Biden is the oldest president in American history, making every day in office a milestone of sorts. He is attempting something never before tried: Winning reelection to a second term that would end when he is 86 years old.
"The prospect horrifies Republicans. It also creates no small amount of stomach churn for Biden's fellow Democrats.
"So many people as they get into their 80s start to lose some of their cognitive ability," said Lee Herschman, who happens to be 86 and spent her career in the entertainment and recording industries. "That's just what happens."
"But Herschman and others among Biden's generational peers — people who understand better than most the challenges of aging — say they see no signs whatsoever the president is hobbled or unfit for office.
" 'He knows the facts. He knows the players. He has all the data," said Katha Hartley, 83, who still works as a business consultant. "And if you compare that to the person who may be running against him, who might also be in prison later, there's not even a comparison."
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