Letter to the Editor

History repeats

By John Habersberger, New Paltz
Posted 1/7/21

In 1944 President Roosevelt and his advisors were told by his doctor that he was suffering from extremely high blood pressure and congestive heart failure and it was the …

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Letter to the Editor

History repeats

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In 1944 President Roosevelt and his advisors were told by his doctor that he was suffering from extremely high blood pressure and congestive heart failure and it was the doctor’s experience that patients in this condition normally didn’t live more then six months. They kept this information from the public and wanting to hold power they nominated Roosevelt for a fourth term.

He spent most of the election campaign out of the country in the Pacific on one of the fleets cruisers. They switched Vice President from Henry Wallace, who was considered too left wing, and replaced him with Harry Truman. Roosevelt won and died 82 days into his fourth term. During those 82 days at Yalta he met Joseph Stalin who took advantage of an old and sick Roosevelt getting his way in a post war Europe and grabbing parts of China which led to the communist take over.

Fast forward 76 years to 2020 and when it looked like Bernie Sanders was going to get the Democratic nomination they narrowed the field so it was the “moderate” Joe Biden against socialist Bernie Sanders. Then they received a blessing, Covid which gave them an excuse to keep Biden from having to campaign. They kept him in his basement so the voters didn’t see he was no longer physically or mentally up to the job of President.

Even now that he’s the President elect they limit press access and only have him answer a few questions from friendly reporters who are selected before the press conference. I never felt Biden would serve four years before bowing or being pushed out. Now with the Hunter Biden problems I wonder if the Democrats won’t force him out if they feel he’ll hurt them in the 2022 Congressional elections. It scares me to think given his condition that he’ll have to deal with China, Russia and Iran.