Lewis Claims Biden is Smart to Lay Low.

When I was a kid I used to read baseball books. One was a series of books about a fictitious minor league baseball manager, Rocky McCune. In one story Rocky had a baseball prospect, a fiery left hander, who was destined to be the next Sandy Koufax. Or at least Rocky hoped that would be the case.

Well, it didn't go so well, for the young ace on his first trip to the mound. McCune's prospect got hit hard for 3 innings, and gave up several runs, Rocky came out to the mound to pull him. He told the kid, let's save your arm for next week.

Obviously, the reason for pulling his pitcher was that he wasn't doing well. The happy talk - we need to keep you fresh for next week.

Well, CNN's token Republican, and Biden voter, Matt Lewis has adopted the Rocky McCune spin regarding the candidacy of Joe Biden.

In Lewis's latest column, "Joe Biden is Smart to Get Out Of The Way.", he makes a couple false charges, in addition to his usually naked, silly spin.

First, Joe Biden is not smart. The reason he may soon go into hiding is because he has been a gaffe machine. My guess is that Biden doesn't realize he is doing poorly, but his certainly handlers do.

Lewis tries to spin it. Biden will be overshadowed by the President, since Biden has no official roll so it is "smart" to stay out of sight.

No. Biden has to stay quiet because he looks like a fool.

Joe Biden claimed, at least twice, that the virus started in the "Luhan" province of China.

Biden talked about an article he wrote in the USA Today on Jan. 17th. No, it was published on Jan. 27th. A significant difference, especially considering Biden's claim that he gave prescient advice on the growing crisis.

While doing an interview with Jake Tapper via skype, Biden started coughing. Tapper reminded him to cough into his forearm. Biden apologized, but said it is ok, he was alone in his house. I guess there were no cameramen, and Joe was running the sound system, and the computer as well.

Joe was asked by a reporter if he agreed with President Trump assessment that we can't make the cure worse than the disease. Biden responded,

"We have to take care of the cure. The cure can only make the problem worse."

Lewis makes no reference to these recent examples, rather, Lewis complains: "And now, while the president and governors are out there being relevant, Joe Biden is (like the rest of us) desperately trying to promote a podcast."

Yes, like the rest of us that keep referring to the virus as the "Luhan virus."

Lewis then had a eureka moment. He says:

"And then, it hit me. Joe Biden should social distance even more. He should recede into the background like Homer Simpson backing into the shrubs, only to reemerge tanned and rested after Labor Day. (As Andrew Card said, ''You don't introduce new products in August.”) He should embrace The 4-Hour Work Week."

The only option now for Democrats is to force Biden into the background because the more he speaks the worse he is going to look. Biden is senile, and the best strategy is for Biden to avoid cameras and voters as long as possible.

The view that Biden can come out after labor day, (Lewis doesn't say how long after labor day), all "tanned and rested", and able to perform like a young 77 year old, is optimistic to say the least.

It is Rocky McCune like optimism.