Biden's Battle: A Dark Knight's Diagnosis and Gotham's Political Games

The Bat Signal of Bad News

Gotham. Always something lurking in the shadows some new threat emerging. Turns out cancer doesn't discriminate not even against former Presidents. Biden the man who once held the highest office now faces his own personal villain: prostate cancer. A Gleason score of 9... that's not just bad that's Joker level chaos. This city… this world… it always finds a way to test you. As Batman I have faced even worse. But this... this is one crisis even I can’t punch my way out of.

Hormones and Horrors

The upside? It's hormone sensitive they say. Means they can try to starve the tumors. Reminds me of Poison Ivy. You cut off her sunlight she withers. But cancer? It's far more cunning. It adapts. It evolves. Like the rogues I face every night it always finds a new trick. And the cancer has metastasized to the bone much harder to treat when it spreads to other parts of the body like trying to catch Scarecrow when his fear gas is everywhere. I know something about fear. Biden and his family are reviewing the treatment options with his physicians.

Trump's Tepid Truce

Even Trump the man who loves a good fight more than Penguin loves umbrellas offered condolences. "We wish Joe a fast and successful recovery," he said. A temporary truce in the endless war of politics? Don't count on it. This is Gotham after all. Even in the face of a common enemy the shadows are always filled with scheming with the next power play. He should know as I do... "It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me."

Harris's Hollow Hopes

Kamala Harris once Biden's second in command offered the obligatory "thoughts and prayers." Empty words perhaps but expected. She calls him a fighter full of optimism. Easy to say when you're not the one facing the blade she knows that this challenge could have been hers. Maybe it's time to recall the famous phrase from the movie 'The Dark Knight Returns' 'All I know is that I want to kick a little ass.'

Age Lies and Political Tape

They hid the extent of his decline the reports say. Shielded the public. Just like Wayne Enterprises hiding the fallout from their weapon designs. Politicians always masking the truth always hiding the decay. Even me as Batman I am guilty of this. The truth can be a powerful weapon. But it can also be a dangerous liability. That's why I prefer the shadows. And that is why it is important to tell the truth. But as Alfred always reminds me "Sometimes the truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded."

Moonshots and Missed Targets

Biden's 'cancer moonshot' to halve the death rate. Ambitious but can it deliver? It's the kind of promise a politician makes hoping to leave a legacy. But legacies are built on more than just good intentions. As I once told Ra's al Ghul "People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy." And now Biden himself has become that example. Let's hope this 'moonshot' can actually help him.