Joe, if you were a man, you would have told them to stuff it.

But you're an old, feeble cuck.

Biden harbors lingering frustration at Pelosi, Obama, Schumer

Ahead of the convention that's meant to unify the party, tensions still remain.

Biden will be shhpeaking on the first night of the convention, instead of the last night. He has the ex-president slot, not the current candidate slot.

President Joe Biden is frustrated that Barack Obama wouldn't tell him to his face that he should leave the race. He's angry with Nancy Pelosi and views her as ruthless for ushering him out the door. And he's still miffed at the role Chuck Schumer played, too.

Biden has told his closest aides and associates that he is coming to terms with his decision to bow out of the presidential race last month, but still harbors some frustration toward the members of his own party he believes pushed him out, according to three people familiar with Biden's thinking who are not authorized to speak publicly about private conversations.

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A senior White House official, also granted anonymity to describe private conversations, said Biden views Pelosi as "ruthless" and willing to set aside long-term relationships in order to keep her party in power -- and, most importantly, to prevent Republican nominee Donald Trump from returning to the White House.

"That's who she has always been," the person added.

Pelosi and Biden have not spoken since he stepped away. And the president's anger flashed to the surface during a televised interview that aired this weekend when he namechecked the former speaker as he explained why he quit the race.

"And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic," Biden told CBS. "You'd be interviewing me about why did Nancy Pelosi say, why did so -- and -- and I thought it'd be a real distraction."

Right, it was obvious she and the mutineers would keep on escalating. If Joe had any chance of winning, they would make it plain that they would take that small chance away by always talking him down until he agreed to drop out.

By the way, you remember the deal they offered Joe -- and offered it publicly. If and only if he resigned would they stop attacking him and hail him as a selfless hero who put party over personal ego.

And they did keep up that side of the bargain. The moment Joe was out, all they could do was talk about what a great president he was. Strange that such a great president is disposed of so readily.

But did you notice? It wasn't just acknowledge Democrat partisans who delivered on this "drop out and we'll give you a hero's triumph" treatment. The media also took part in the ritual hagiography of Biden.

I can understand why partisan Democrats put on this very political performance, attacking Biden nonstop until he dropped out, and then, after he'd bowed to their will, giving him the heroic send-off they promised.

But gee willickers, why would our Objective, Straight-Shooting Truth-Tellers of the Media take part in this quit-pro-quo beatification of Biden?

It's almost like they're part of the Combined Arms of the Democrat military.

Biden's also pissy about his "friend" Obama hanging him out to dry:

Biden has long thought that Obama's staff looked down upon him and the president's aides still bristle when Obama allies like David Axelrod or the Pod Save America cast criticize the incumbent. Many people around Biden were rankled when, in 2016, Obama made clear he favored Hillary Clinton to succeed him and not his own vice president.

Don't worry, Joe, the midwit mediocrity Obama looks down on everybody, because he's been told since he was 6 that his perfectly-average IQ was near-god-level.

But Biden's inner circle believes Pelosi was the decisive voice in pushing him out.

His allies thought that, after nearly two weeks of trying to reassure fellow Democrats, his candidacy was on track to be salvaged the morning of July 10. But that was when Pelosi made a now-infamous appearance on "Morning Joe," repeatedly making clear that she did not support Biden continuing his candidacy. The president's aides believe that opened the door for a host of other Democrats and donors to follow suit.

Moreover, Biden's inner circle told him the day before he dropped out that if he persisted in the race they believed that Pelosi was going to take her misgivings public -- including her belief that Trump would defeat him -- which would have been deeply humiliating for a sitting president, two of the people said.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday said that Biden "respects" Pelosi and insisted that he has "no hard feelings."

Shyeah. Sure sounds that way.

During her book tour, Pelosi has also been publicly pushing for Biden to be added to Mount Rushmore, which many Democrats privately indicate they see as her attempt to make amends.

More of the quit-pro-quo.

How is everyone today?

Happy Humpday!