James Freeman’s online Wall Street Journal column strikes a note of incredulity: “Joe Biden’s writing another book?” Freeman is triggered by the NBC News story reporting that that Biden is writing a memoir. Freeman quotes the story: “As Biden develops a theme for his memoir, he has been consulting former senior administration officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior White House advisers Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti.”
The memoir gig sounds like material for the Babylon Bee. Hey, Tony, what happened? Hey, Jake, did you tell me to do something? Hey, Mike, who did you say lost its mind? Hey, Steve, where’s Jackie?
Memoir has been the form most unsuited to Biden’s abilities for a long time. A book offering parental advice would have to be up there as well. Blinken, Sullivan, Donilon, and Richetti can relive the good times telling Biden what to do and say.
Elvis popularized the rockabilly number “I Forgot To Remember To Forget.” Biden can shorten it to I Forgot and the publisher can serve up blank pages suitable for your own journal, or diary, or commonplace book. The politically minded reader can fill it up with history of the Obama/Biden presidencies that we would prefer to forget if we only could.
The NBC News story also reports that Dr. Jill Biden plans to write a book. No subject is mentioned. Freeman doesn’t comment on the prospective book by Dr. Jill. Even to be facetious about it is a challenge. You Answered Every Question might be a good title, but it’s time for her to shut up.
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