THE SURPRISE ISSUE:  Who would have thought, after the minimal results of the last election, that the Republican Party would be handed such a gift?  So Joe Biden, who mightily denounced Donald Trump for the latter's handling of classified documents, now is revealed as someone who stored the secrets of the United States next to his Corvette.  Not even in the trunk.  Next to it.  Maybe the storage box came from the Container Store.

Biden seeks to assure us that nothing is wrong.  The Corvette was in a locked garage.  And probably guarded by one of those plastic Christmas reindeer you get from Walmart.

Oh, by the way, how does a guy buy a Corvette on a government salary?  Never mind.

The issue of Bidengate is growing.  With the Repubicans in control of the House, they have the power to launch investigations.  They are using it.  This could seriously hamper any plans Biden has to run in 2024.  Democrats are probably looking around for a replacement,  but mention Kamala Harris and they go back to Biden, dead or alive.  From Fox:

As President Joe Biden is rumored to soon announce a 2024 bid for re-election, the developing investigation into several batches of classified documents found in his possession could cause turmoil for a potential campaign.

This week, news broke of three sets of classified documents found at the Penn Biden Center and in two separate locations at the president's home in Wilmington, Delaware. On Saturday, White House Special Counsel Richard Sauber revealed that five additional pages of classified materials were found at Biden's home on Thursday when attorneys with security clearances went to the location.

Though many Democratic and Republican strategists believe the classified documents scandal won't play a major role in Biden's 2024 aspirations, some political insiders told Fox News Digital that it's still not an ideal situation for a president seeking re-election — particularly as it opens Biden up to GOP attacks.

"It's never good when there's a special prosecutor appointed. It's definitely not a place I'd want to be in as we try to put the pieces together of a re-election campaign," said a Democratic strategist and veteran of presidential campaigns, who who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely.

Kevin Walling, a Democratic strategist, said he does not think the documents will affect Biden's decision to run for re-election.

"I think the President from what I've seen and heard has made up his mind to run, and clearly he knew that this was likely to be an issue when the documents were turned over last fall, he was down with his family in the Caribbean. And all indications are that he's running for office, and that he plans to run hard and win," Walling said. "So I don't think this is going to actually affect his thinking on 2024 whatsoever."

On "Outnumbered" Friday, Fox News' Tomi Lahren speculated that the Democratic Party might use the situation to separate themselves from Biden and use the opportunity to recruit a new Democrat nominee for the 2024 election.

Brad Woodhouse, Democratic strategist, told Fox News Digital the "misplaced" classified documents would be an issue in 2024.

COMMENT:   No one really cares about the documents themselves, and what they contained, or the threat to national security.  This is all about politics.  Therefore, the GOP will try its best to make the story last until the 2024 election.  The press, though, will try to help Biden, and play down the story. 

I have no doubt that the GOP will try to link the document mess to Biden's relationship with China.  And that may be the key to whether Biden gets seriously hurt. The Republicans will paint Biden as a security risk, which, of course, he is.

January 15, 2023