Greetings! Word of the week:  DISASTROUS…Fundraising texts, mostly from the Biden campaign, have been bombarding me since last Thursday’s debate. Memo to politicos: it’s a  turn-off.  And just what does “report junk” actually accomplish?  I’m constantly hitting “delete and report junk” and nothing changes…Worst  political text since the debate disaster was from none other than Joe Biden.  “I’m not a young man,” he finally confesses, adding, “I don’t debate as well as I used to. I also know how to tell the truth.” Unfortunately, I don’t believe the president and his advisors (Barack Obama, I’m looking at you) are telling us the truth about Biden’s cognitive abilities. We’re being gaslighted.  We can’t unsee what we witnessed during the Trump/Biden smackdown. And I’m someone who has admired much of what the Biden administration has accomplished during his presidency.…Sans sources, Bill O’Reilly stated  on X that Biden will “quit the campaign.”  O’Reilly  adds that the White House is wrestling with how to gracefully bow out. … Holiday Week Watch: The Beach Boys on Disney+.  The doc presents a pristine vision of 60s America embodied by young southern California dudes with nothing more on their minds than surfing, cars and girls, not necessarily in that order.  Still, there’s a dark underbelly to this sunny tale…I’m taking the rest of the week off for some sunshine and fishing.  Will be back Monday, July 8.  Happy birthday America.  Keep standing strong.  Millions still believe in democracy…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting.  Howard