All dogs have their own day, and so does the miserably inadequate president.
Joe Biden wasincommunicable, tone-deaf, and disturbingly incompetentfrom the very beginning of his presidency,until suddenly he was a "big mojo," or at least a "moderate." ’ has become – this is not a legislative fiasco – the size of the mojo we expected.
The deal between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and long-time Democrat Joe Manchin on climate change and healthcare spending has transformed the media and Biden. FDR or LBJ levels, if not substantial, among Democrats on the political agenda — substantial and should be considered.
There is no doubt that Biden has spent a lot of money between his so-called $1.9 trillion COVID relief package and his $700 billion in the current latest bill.
It is also true that winning is better than losing, success is better than wasting, and giving something is better than nothing. is.
But the Schumer-Manchin bill included nearly the entirety of a progressive wishlist, from free community his colleges to universal pre-K education to expanded parental leave. It has been overshadowed by the original chaotic proposal that constituted the . , packed into one legislative casing.
A scaled-down version was particularly successful, though his associate Kyrsten Sinema of Arizonagladly endorsed it. Not a consistent combination.
The claim to keep inflation down is a joke. That deficit reduction is backloaded and already undermined by other outstanding spending. That tax, despite Biden's promises, will hit Americans who earn less than his $400,000 a year. The company's electric vehicle subsidy is frustrated by its own requirement not to source major components from China. This is a requirement that no car can currently meet.
Bill clears doubts about Biden Biden's main contribution to the dealmaking process was to get out of the way.
The agenda is still reeling
Otherwise, the President has yet to make a successful public case.In fact, he has little persuasive power. This is clearly recognized by the White House and reflected in its limited schedule and interactions with the press.
He allows the Left to lead him under his nose on most matters, and claimsthat Georgia's voting laws are probably "Jim Crow on steroids" and criticized the Supreme Court. I was traveling abroad.
His agenda is the average American. The title of the new appropriations bill is a tribute to inflation, but what it really offers Americans frustrated by double-digit price increases for key commodities is exactly what they need: more solar.
Of course, Biden's first major achievement, the COVID bill, caused inflation that disrupted people's lives. turned out to be the most important. It destroyed much of the country and reduced the standard of living.
It is this failure more than the border or Afghanistan that has Biden's approval ratings below his 40% in most polls. It's common to see a decline in popularity before the midterm elections. It is quite another to convince just about everyone in the country, including members of your own party, that you are unfit to run for president again.
In his latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll, only 18% ofAmericans say Biden should run for his second term . Just 29% of Biden voters said he was ready to ride again in his 2024 in a suit, perhaps a startling denial from those who wished him the best of luck and hoped for the best. .
At least Biden, the oldest president in history, used foresight and care to set his successor, didn't he? Only 30% of Democrats and Democratic independents want the nomination.
Perhaps Biden's legislative accomplishments are even more impressive in that he was able to build craters and manage them at the same time. If that's the kind of difference, it's not something any president should welcome.
