Garbo: Biden deserves compassion—but who lied to keep control?
By C. J. Garbo | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
First, let’s say what should be said: cancer is brutal. No matter the person or politics, a diagnosis of aggressive, metastatic prostate cancer is devastating. President Biden is a husband, a father, and a human being.
No one should go through this lightly, and anyone with a shred of decency should extend basic compassion to him and his family as they face this battle.
But that human sympathy must not excuse institutional deception.
Because while the President now fights a very real and serious illness, the American people are left to confront an even more insidious disease: deliberate dishonesty from those in power.
They told us he was fine. Not just “managing” - but vigorous, “fit for duty,” “in excellent ...