Schmitt even asked the general public this morning if there were any items relevant to the topic they'd like to see pursued and answered.

I thought that was a nice touch.

And, like, DAY-YUM, did the man from MO get lots of really good suggestions.

Who authorized the reassignment of Social Security numbers to noncitizens, and what oversight allowed it to happen?

What evidence exists of autopen use for official documents, and who approved its deployment during Biden's term?

Why have visitor logs from Biden's Delaware homes…

— Apple Lamps (@lamps_apple) June 18, 2025

It sure sounds like the American people are invested in this, so he and Senator Grassley might well be on to something, no?

The autopen issue has already been raised by Sen Schmitt in his opening remarks, which included a litany of pretty well-known POTATUS limitations as far as expecting the man to do a day's work as 'president.'

Everything the senator rattles off here was known years ago, especially when the White House was calling news 'lids' on days as early as 10 a.m. some mornings from damn near the minute POTATUS and DOCTOR Jill moved their grifting behinds into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

When we speak of the so-called "deep state," we are accused of being "conspiracy theorists."

But the Biden coverup was no theory. It was out in the open, for everyone to see.

For four years, we had a president who could barely string together sentences after 6 PM. pic.twitter.com/lc9NXi3a9e

— Senator Eric Schmitt (@SenEricSchmitt) June 18, 2025

The key is who was running the show the entire time? Coming up with and executing the country's policy decisions in the name of a figurehead who couldn't decide what pudding flavor he wanted before bed at 7 p.m.?

Sure, to you and me, those seem like pretty legit and rational questions - a matter of national importance and perhaps the greatest single scandal in American political history.

To a media still complicit in the cover-up and now attempting to limit the damage in order to ensure none of those awkward autopen diktats gets changed or, God forbid, pardons nullified - not to mention cover their own collectives asses as far as culpability for the fraud - it's a moment fraught with, well...  

Ergo, the media has decided it's the optimum moment to employ a new word for when Republicans 'pounce.'

They've chosen 'seize.'

That'll make a difference, alright - no one will have a clue what they've done.

Scrutiny of Biden’s mental state and physical health has been ramped up over the last month after his cancer was revealed to the public and a book included new revelations about the lengths the White House went to accommodate the 82-year-old president.

Wednesday’s hearing is the first dedicated into looking into whether the White House tried to cover up Biden’s decline. Republicans have seized on the accusations about Biden’s mental state with multiple committees in the House and Senate launching investigations into the matter. Committee chairs and Trump have claimed the alleged cover-up of Biden’s decline is a historic scandal.

"There was a conspiracy to hide the president's true condition by his family, by his staff, by the media and many elected officials," said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. "With a compromised president, our government's very legitimacy and capacity to function was undermined. The American people paid a price from President Biden's handling of the border crisis to the disastrous events we saw unfold in Afghanistan."

Democrats are bravely doing the empty blustering along in a Greek chorus.

ALAS AND ALACK

'Oh, we have so many problems and they're doing THIS,' whined Dickie Durbin...

..."The Republican majority on this committee has not held a single oversight hearing despite numerous critical challenges facing the nation that are under our jurisdiction," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. "Instead of exercising this constitutional oversight duty, my Republican colleagues are holding this hearing. Apparently, armchair diagnosing former President Biden is more important than the issues of grave concern."

...conveniently ignoring the fact that the 'critical challenges' facing the country can all be traced directly back to the mushroom in the White House and whoever was acting in his stead on any given day.

Some former Biden staff members have agreed to transcribed interviews, which, granted, are nowhere near as entertaining or informative as actually appearing before a committee. But they are a whole helluva lot safer for the individual in the hot seat, as one is spared those unfortunate verbal gaffes.

...Multiple committees are examining the use of the autopen in an initiative being spearheaded by the House Oversight Committee, which has requested numerous documents and sought interviews with staffers lawmakers believe were responsible for its use without Biden's knowledge. 

A handful of former Biden White House staff have already agreed to transcribed interviews with the committee over the next month, including former director of the Domestic Policy Council Neera Tanden, former assistant to the president and senior advisor to the first lady Anthony Bernal, former special assistant to the president and deputy director of Oval Office operations Ashley Williams and former assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini.

Particularly when there is now a Justice Department that would most likely prosecute a witness for perjury, unlike Merrick 'Goose' Garland's former snek den of sin and infamy.

So, while it appears there won't be much live testimony, the committee had a 'POTATUS Lovers' Greatest Hits' thrown together, so everyone could wax nostalgic about the good old days.

You know - when the good OLD boy in the White House was sharp as a tack, and everyone and their mother was happier than a clam to tell you so. Repeatedly.

Ad nauseum.

In fact, they couldn't wait to tell you.

At the Senate hearing on Joe Biden‘s mental acuity, this compilation was played. Enjoy pic.twitter.com/zjhP1IfsUH

— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) June 18, 2025

For his part, POTATUS isn't taking this lying down. Oh, hell, no.

Jill must have said something to him when he rolled on out of bed mid-morning, and Gampie immediately got his OLD feisty self back on.

'HEY, you horn swogglin,' cracker crickin,' dog-faced pony soldiers! I'm so mad I could sniff your dirty leg hair, dammit!' said the irate former president.

'Lemme tell YOU somethin', Jack, and no joke!'

I'M SHARP AS A TACK

Tonight, Biden said those who think he is unfit for office should just “watch” him.

Let’s roll the tape. pic.twitter.com/ktrTtpHrLa

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 19, 2022

(And that was THREE YEARS AGO)

Always have been.

...“Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false,” Biden said in a statement after Trump's order was announced.

He almost made DOCTOR Jill proud of him again.

That was always good for an extra pudding before, but truth be told...

I'm not sure if they can afford the little 'extras' now that make life worth living.

 If any of these committees manage to start uncovering the truth, there could be a pudding drought coming for a lot of White House people.

Beege ADDS: Oh hi!

"Missing the story" is a choice.

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 18, 2025

So is 'missing in action.'

Notice something about the Dems' side of the dais for this hearing on Biden's mental capability? There's NO ONE there

Why? Because Dems don't want to answer for the 4 years of lies & hypocrisy they fed the American people about how Biden was "fit for office" pic.twitter.com/GeTJtCCg5d

— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) June 18, 2025