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Godot51

(717 posts)
12. Decline
Fri May 30, 2025, 08:33 PM
May 2025

In reality we are in decline all of our lives.
Some quicker, some slower, some publicly and some privately.

Samuel Beckett wrote, in Waiting for Godot, "They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more".

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Joe sounded great, strong and feisty when he spoke today. nt moniss May 2025 #1
Yes he did! elleng May 2025 #2
Still has a good sense of humor too newdeal2 May 2025 #6
Biden's "mental decline"? Dave Id May 2025 #3
K&R UTUSN May 2025 #4
Trump is a mentally ill Mtnmama May 2025 #5
K&R! And thanks! highplainsdem May 2025 #7
K&R! William769 May 2025 #8
TY & Charles Horowitz For Joe Biden! Cha May 2025 #9
AMEN! soldierant May 2025 #10
If the poor guy was in a COMA... Montauk6 May 2025 #11
Decline Godot51 May 2025 #12
I hope the Bidens sue the hell out of all of them. Kingofalldems May 2025 #13
Those books are rewriting history. ananda May 2025 #14
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Biden made a mistake in judgement in making 2 trips to Europe last June which left him jetlagged elocs May 2025 #17
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