Biden is too old to run for president

From Robert Whitcomb's "Digital Diary,'' in GoLocal24.com

Joe Biden is apparently thinking of running for president  again in 2020. The former vice president is a popular and charming guy (I interviewed him a few times many years ago when I worked in Delaware, which he then served in Congress), knows policy issues well, is a good if too talkative speaker and represents the sort of policy positions (New Deal redux) that could be a winner in that year’s election against Trump (if he’s still in office, which I now doubt) or another Republican.

But Biden would be 77 then – too old! While you can be that elderly and still be in sound mental and physical health, the chances are much, much greater that your health will quickly fall apart (think stroke) than for, say, a 60-year-old. Or the decline could be more subtle, e.g. --Ronald Reagan was in his late seventies in his second term and displayed signs of cognitive decline. Luckily for the nation, Reagan had very good people around him to help.

We all need to know when to step back and let younger people make a mess of things.