Biden Avoids Being King Lear

King Lear relinquished power, with catastrophic results. For too long, Biden refused to relinquish power, with potentially catastrophic results. There was an eerie similarity between the two men: advanced iage; cognitive decline, and unshakeable adherence to their convictions. Lear fumed and angrily rejected the advice of loyal and loving allies to reverse course. Biden followed in Lear’s footsteps, until he didn’t. Somewhere in his brain, basic sense and goodness won out.