A major Republican demand might end up benefiting Kamala Harris' White House bid

Republicans demand that Biden leave office immediately, but that could quickly backfire

Republicans should be more careful with what they wish for.

Yes, I'm having trouble understanding why members of the Grand Old Party, in unison, are calling for Joe Biden to immediately resign the presidency.

Maybe they're just feeling their oats after a wildly successful convention in Milwaukee that bumped Donald Trump's chances at an electoral victory from 90 percent to 99.99 percent.

But, when people feel they're invincible, they sometimes say things and do things that don't make sense.

Said Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, "If Joe Biden is not fit to run for president, he is not fit to serve as president. He must resign the office immediately."

Added U.S, Senator Steve Daines of the great state of Montana, who is chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, "If Biden is no longer capable of running for reelection, he is no longer capable of serving as president."

Piling on in this clearly orchestrated attack, Senator Rick Scott of Florida said, "If Joe Biden can't run for reelection, he is not capable of serving as president for the next six months and needs to resign NOW!" 

Yes, "NOW!"

Apparently Senator Scott is not aware of my dislike for exclamation points.

Now, I'm not saying that these Republicans are wrong. In fact, it makes a lot of sense given Biden's rapid decline that has been obvious in the last few months to anyone who is paying attention, Republicans and Democrats alike.

But, the last time I checked the U.S. Constitution, if the president resigns, the vice president immediately takes over the Oval Office. Thus Donald Trump's likely opponent on November 5 will now be the incumbent president and will have had over three months to prove to the American people that she's up to the job.