> politics aside ... with bad ideas Isn't _bad_ in this case a political judgement; so how are we to put politics aside in assessing this claim? > ...entering

> politics aside ... with bad ideas Isn't _bad_ in this case a political judgement; so how are we to put politics aside in assessing this claim? > ...entering dementia I have no opinion about the U.S. president, favourable or unfavourable, but are there objective data in the public domain indicating a diagnosis of dementia in his case, e.g. neurocognitive test results? Even a Folstein mini-mental status test? The diagnosis of dementia and age-related cognitive decline is thrown around casually but requires more rigorous evaluation that "seems 'off'."