Deep down, we're all the same

Snapshots from a disillusioning few weeks.

Item: A major-party candidate for President in 2024 disrespects a veteran while ranting like an egomaniac:

McCain’s comments came in response to a Tuesday report from Puck news detailing a back-and-forth between Crow and Biden during a call the president held Saturday with moderate congressional Democrats.

The call centered on the lawmakers’ worries about Biden not being able to secure a second term and how that might affect their own reelection bids, amid a broader push from Democrats for Biden to drop out of the White House race.

A source previously described the call to The Hill as “tense” and said the most notable moment was the exchange between Biden and Crow, which the source described as “hard to watch.”

“You saw what happened recently in terms of the meeting we had with NATO. I put NATO together,” Biden said on the call after Crow asked about national security, Puck news reported, citing video it reviewed. “Name me a foreign leader who thinks I’m not the most effective leader in t…