Democratic candidates support Biden's accuser

Oh my goodness, politics really is a dirty game. Poor old Joe Biden, struggling to convince everyone that he has never acted inappropriately towards women, might have hoped that fellow Democrats going for president would be supportive towards him. If for no other reason than the old adage "there but for the grace of God". But no, Democratic presidential candidates, such as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and Julian Castro, have all come out and said they believed the allegation made by Lucy Flores. They obviously decded that it was in their best political interest to support the accusing woman than offer sympathy or loyalty towards their colleague. And of course their support for Flores might just screw up Biden's chances of entering the race. Who'd be a politician? Loyalty is such a rare beast. Biden has found himself on his own. Apart from the rather timid expanation by Ash Carter's wife that she didn't mind when Biden put his hands on her shoulders whie standng behind her and seemed to be nuzzling her ear. A photograph of the incident has gone viral. Ash Carter, former US defence secretary under Obama, was being sworn in as Pentagon chief when his wife found herself being cosied up to by Biden, then vice president. She said the photo was misleading and claimed she had been comforted not discomforted by his hands and close ear nuzzling. She and her husband had known Biden for many years. Now picture editors of every newspaper are going to be hunting through thousands of pictures to see if they can find Biden doing anything similar to any other woman in the last 40 years. Yes, politics is a dirty business, and right now, however many times Biden denies acting inappropriately in the past, the allegations are bound to stick. That's the way it is, and his Democratic rivals will be quietly smiling to themselves because a presidential campaign without Biden as a contender will make life easier for them.