Whatever drugs they give him these days, he'll need a lot more of them that night. 

Can he make it up the podium steps? Will he remember Jill's name when he introduces her and the stage prop guests on hand in the balcony? Will he share more of the cringe-worthy private notes she has left on his bathroom mirror?

It may sound strange, but there's a lot riding on this empty speech because Joe Biden is clearly no longer physically or mentally capable of being commander in chief, though he maintains he wants to remain president until January of 2029.

He's allowed to take very few media questions because his handlers don't know if he'd understand the question, and they fear what he might mumble as he drifts off-course. Or his mind freezes up again. 

His public appearances are quite scripted. Even those he ends up somehow botching. Hiding in his basement worked four years ago with the COVID cover excuse. But he has worsened.

Some time ago, Biden was asked if he really thought he could still be an effective president. He said, "Watch me!"

So, we are. And it's pretty scary.

We'll also be listening for more of the Biden whoppers he drops into virtually all public remarks. I wonder if the unidentified people he says tell him what to do ever play back video of his greatest gaffes. And if the man recognizes the gaffes as gaffes.

Now, just a few of those memorable moments:

Here are five straight minutes that show exactly why the special counsel noted Biden's diminished mental fitness pic.twitter.com/u1ToosAKyz

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 11, 2024

God help us! Please.

This week's audio examines the upcoming State of the Union next Thursday night. What to look for. Don't fail to miss the speech if you can.

There was no column this week, as I was enjoyably busy grandfathering four of them. I'll be back this Sunday.

This week, I wrote another one of the occasional series installments on my Memories. This one was fun and terrifying all at the same time. I drove an Indy racing car at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is the story of what it was like to imagine and then to drive a serious race car way more than 150 miles an hour on a professional track.

The most recent audio commentary pulled together some of the more strikingly wrong things that Joe Biden has pulled off. Most people, I think, feel as if he has screwed up a bunch of things. 

It's only when you pull a number of them together in one place that you begin to realize the scale of awfulness he has orchestrated or ordered or allowed to happen or was in the vicinity when someone else screwed it up in his name.

The White House said the 81-year-old Biden had an annual physical this week, and he was reported to be just fine. So, do not believe your lying eyes.

In a statement that sounded more like a public relations release than a medical evaluation report, Biden's doctor said:

President Biden is a healthy, active, robust 81-year-old male, who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency,

Seriously? Active? Robust? Little noticed and buried in the statement, as I tweeted, was the doctor's very carefully phrased observation that Biden was just fine with "no new concerns." 

What about all the old concerns, doc? Left unaddressed and unsaid was the observation of everyone who's seen Biden's behavior in public that this president is not all there mentally. 

Maybe this doctor's health should be evaluated.

Re-watch the Joe Biden video above and see if you'd call that "healthy, active, and robust."